jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
book; volume; this; present; main; head
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
overhasty; rash; premature
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
don't you think?; indicates question
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
after that; afterwards; thereafter
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
birth; creation; formation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to indicate; to show; to point to