one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
president (of a society); chairman
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to throw oneself (into an activity)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
heir; inheritor; successor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tedious; boring; being fed up with
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
as a child; when one was a child
(some) more; even more; longer; further
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
very young; little; childish; immature
day of month; counter for days
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(someone else's) parents; both parents
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category