development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
name; given name; first name
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
in one's own way or style
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
future (usually near); prospects
how long; how far; how much
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to have an eye on; to zero in on
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
influence; clout; leverage
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
process; course; mechanism
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in comparison to; rather than
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
expression; presentation; representation; notation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically