the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
materials; data; document
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
study; research; investigation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that's the way it is; such is life
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
how; in what way; how about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common