development; exploitation
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
motherland; fatherland; native country
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use