to play a central role; to take a leading part
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
annual (plant); first-year student
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
considerably; fairly; quite
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
young noblewoman; princess
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
very; much; greatly; a lot of
ardent; passionate; vehement
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication