diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
should; must; -able; probably; likely
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
by today; before the day is over
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
person concerned; interested party; related party
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
legal office; law office; legal department
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
how; in what way; how about