opening a business; opening a practice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
university hospital; teaching hospital
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how many years; how long; what year
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to be needed; to be wanted
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
so; like this; in this way
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
water's edge; beach; shore
please (give me); please (do for me)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock