use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
materials; data; document
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
cooperation; collaboration
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
body; group; party; company; troupe
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be needed; to be wanted
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
single word; a few words; brief comment
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor