Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
research; study; investigation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
making practical; making useful; implementing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
medical university; medical college; medical school
to say; to be called; to do
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
being at one's desk (at work); being at work; holding a post (at); working (in, at, for)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to