qualifications; requirements; capabilities
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
life; living; I; me; student
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
adviser; advisor; consultant
it is I who should say so
first meeting; first interview with
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
that is to say; so that means
later on; eventually; afterwards
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
power; authority; jurisdiction
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
proposal; proposition; suggestion
political measures; policy
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
breakdown of negotiations