10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to pass (of time); to elapse
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
safety; welfare; well-being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
press corps; group of reporters
to gather; to collect; to assemble
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality