even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
owner of the rights to a patent; patentee; holder of a patent
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
as a child; when one was a child
considerably; greatly; a lot
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
personal identification number; PIN; password number
all you want; as much as one wants
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure