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)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
please (give me); please (do for me)
to redeem (from sin); to save
older sister; lass; young lady
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)