that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker