to meet; to assemble; to congregate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
influential person; man of importance
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
notebook computer; laptop
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
principle; theory; fundamental truth
very much; exceedingly; extremely
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to mind; to care; to worry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
guess; conjecture; surmise
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry