direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
work; business; company; study
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
due form; official; formality
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
company; corporation; workplace
something like ...; something called ...
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
(period of) a year; during an era
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
house; one's house; one's home; one's family