flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
whole area; entire region
content-free chat; idle gossip
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
in terms of; from the point of view of
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
favorite; favourite; habitually used
the one thing that is well-remembered
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
because; the reason why is
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
active; dynamic; energetic
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest