to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
company president; manager; director
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
trend of the times; way things are going
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
pride; dignity; self-worth
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
proposal; proposition; suggestion
planning; plan; project; arrangements
in unison; as one; united
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person