business world; business circles; (the) industry
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
senior high school; high school
international; diplomatic intercourse
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
notice; attention; observation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; like that; that sort of; very
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
Sophie; Zoffy (from Ultra Series)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse