concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to rank next to; to come after
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
reorganization; reorganisation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to hold a small dinner party
technique; art; skill; move
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
strict order; peremptory command
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how long; how far; how much
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed