style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
trouble; bother; annoyance
beforehand; in advance; previously
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to have meaning; to be meaningful
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to step forward; to volunteer
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
state of national emergency
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
while; during (the time when)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to pass (of time); to elapse
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
life; living; I; me; student
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
person who is ignorant outside his field