continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
as soon as possible; ASAP
decision; determination; resolution
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
literally; to the letter; literal
way (of doing); manner; method
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to telephone; to make a phone call
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
progress; advance; improvement; development
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sanction; approval; decision
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
care; precaution; guarding; caution
hostile nature; inimical character