road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
company president; manager; director
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
president (of a society); chairman
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
a few years ago; some years back
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
major cleanup; spring cleaning
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one large ...; a great ...
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
mass communication; mass media
to sniff out; to get wind of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
name; given name; first name