moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
eternal; unlimited; endless
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)