to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
environmental problem; environmental issue
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
energy problems; energy issues
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
influential person; man of importance
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty