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
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
un-; non-; negative prefix
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
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 down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to appease; to suppress; to calm
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
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 arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to pick up; to find; to gather
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
progress; advance; improvement; development
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
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
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) 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
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
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