both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
(social) position; status
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first thing in the morning
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
reduction by half; halving
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
expression; presentation; representation; notation
clear writing; specification
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
beforehand; in advance; previously
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)