very busy (person or thing)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
troupe; theatrical company
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be photographed; to be projected
hair (of the head); pubic hair
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
control; management (e.g. of a business)
true state; actual condition; reality
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in