to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
unveiling; debut; introduction
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
shipping; shipment; forwarding
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
look; glance; (at first) sight
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
to set a ladder up against
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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.)
SoftBank (Japanese telecommunications company)
number two; mistress; concubine
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
general term; generic name
several years; a few years
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
outline; contour line; border line