sudden price jump; steep price rise
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in proportion to; just as much as
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
future prospects; promise
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
action of making something; -ification
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
himself; yourself; herself
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before