avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
instead; but (on the other hand)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
negotiations; discussions; connection
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
transactions; dealings; business
match (to light fire with)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
script; screenplay; scenario
perfect; perfection; perfect game
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically