to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to collect; to assemble; to gather
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
at once; immediately; right now
this and that; one thing or another
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
going to and fro; back and forth
trouble; bother; annoyance
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
the very best; excellent; superb
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe