environment; circumstance
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Japan's best; number one in Japan
promotion; raising of status
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
meaning; significance; sense
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
demotion; relegation; downgrading
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
space (room, area, outer space)
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
sorry; excuse me; thank you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
imagination; supposition; guess
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
don't worry about it; forget about it