head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
novice driver mark; V-shaped green and yellow symbol that newly qualified drivers in Japan must display on their cars
transactions; dealings; business
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
ten-year-old; ten year old
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
minimum; at the very least
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
business; work; operations; service; duties
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)