wonderful; splendid; magnificent
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trip abroad; overseas travel
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(not) even once; (not) ever
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
business; trade; operations; sales
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability