invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
eighth month of the lunar calendar
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
most attractive feature (of a person)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
new student; freshman; first-year student
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically