to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
finding employment; getting a job
failure; mistake; blunder
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
innocence; being not guilty
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
in that way; thus; so; so?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
shopping; purchased goods
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just because; even if; even though
in the meanwhile; during the time
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
control; management (e.g. of a business)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament