assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
branch manager; manager of a branch office
negotiations; discussions; connection
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
branch office; branch store
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
third day of the month; three days
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(period of) a year; during an era
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
light shimmering on water
construction; establishment
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly