statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
the other day; a few days ago
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to feel; to sense; to experience
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ago; since; before; previous
to state; to express; to mention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(social) position; status
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
impossible to do (although wants to)
that is to say; so that means
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
rejection; negation; voting down
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)