while; during (the time when)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feeling; sense; impression
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
establishment (of a business); founding
enterprise; business; company; corporation
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to smash violently; to crush