real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
celebration; congratulations
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off