far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to square one's shoulders
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to laugh away; to laugh off
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
leadership; initiative; spearhead
management; administration; operation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
future (usually near); prospects
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
next generation; future generation
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen