for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
cooperation; collaboration
since when; from when; how long
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
when it becomes; when it comes to
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
during; for the duration of
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
single word; a few words; brief comment
regulation cap; school cap
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...