topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mission; delegation; transmission
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first (of its kind) in Japan
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
birth; creation; formation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this occasion; at this time; now
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
space development; space exploration
even more; still more; further
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
residence; abode; dwelling
environment; circumstance
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate