nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
together; at the same time; same; identical
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
please (give me); please (do for me)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the other day; a few days ago
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
government; administration
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be prolonged; to drag on
mass communication; mass media
all companies; each company
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.