to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
of course; certainly; naturally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
February; second month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
all over Japan; throughout Japan
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
day of month; counter for days
within; inside of; less than
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presumption; assumption; estimation
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
former husband; late husband
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
cooperation; collaboration
like; similar to; as with; in the same way