to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
next year; next fiscal year
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to have the privilege of doing
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to be conspicuous; to stand out
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
please (give me); please (do for me)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
city bank; metropolitan bank
globalization; globalisation
to go with the flow; to go with the times
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...