eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post