to be led by; to be headed by
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to play a central role; to take a leading part
management; administration; operation
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
president (of a society); chairman
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
instant; moment; for an instant
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(in the same way) as before; as always
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
of course; certainly; naturally
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of