to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cooperation; collaboration
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
how; in what way; by what means
fund-raising; collection of funds
temporary retirement; suspension from office
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
income; receipts; revenue
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble