plan;  project;  schedule;  scheme;  program;  programme
 approval;  agreement;  support;  favour;  favor
 raising one's hand;  show of hands (e.g. for a vote);  salute
 to desire;  to wish;  to beg;  to request;  to have something done for oneself
 support;  backing;  aid;  assistance
 very;  greatly;  immense;  enormous;  serious;  grave
 I'm sorry;  (it's) inexcusable;  thank you very much (for help, etc.)
 so;  therefore;  accordingly;  like I said;  I told you already
 today;  this day;  these days;  recently;  nowadays
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 to return;  to come home;  to leave;  to get home;  to get to home plate
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 something;  some;  somehow;  for some reason;  (is there) something (you want, etc.)
 humour;  humor;  safety;  health;  in a good mood;  in high spirits
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 Japanese apricot (Prunus mume);  Japanese plum;  ume;  lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
 suffix for familiar person
 what;  you-know-what;  that thing;  whatsit;  whachamacallit;  (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest
 what's the matter?;  what's wrong?;  what happened (to) ...?;  what have you done (with) ...?;  where is ...?
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 although I say;  although one might say;  although called
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 feudal lord;  head of a household;  proudly independent person
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 contacting;  (making) contact;  connection (with a train, bus, etc.);  joining (a railway line, etc.);  connection (between matters, incidents, etc.);  relation
 alright;  all right;  right on;  looking good;  OK;  okay
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 origin;  source;  base;  basis;  cause;  ingredient;  material
 head office;  main office;  main store;  this store;  our store
 adds force or indicates command
 first half of the (fiscal) year
 year on year;  on the previous year
 10^8;  100,000,000;  hundred million
 yen (Japanese monetary unit);  circle
 reduction;  decrease;  subtraction; (arch.)  reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
 to remain;  to abide;  to stay (in the one place);  to be limited to;  to be confined to;  to only account for
 business;  trade;  operations;  sales
 foundation;  basis;  bedrock;  substrate (circuit board)
 strengthening;  intensifying;  reinforcement;  enhancement;  solidification
 to plan;  to attempt;  to plot;  to conspire;  to aim for;  to strive for