woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
on and after; from ... onward; since
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
company president; manager; director
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in that manner; like that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
system; institution; organization; organisation
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)