tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
story; tale; talk; discussion
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
first meeting; first interview with
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
schedule; program; programme; agenda
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
courteous; decorous; polite
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
sports-minded; sports-oriented
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper