political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
building industry; construction industry; building trade
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
on the occasion of; at the time of
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
contract; compact; agreement
to move (house); to change residence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
go that far; to that extent
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do