(political) power; authority; influence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
justice; fairness; impartiality
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
house where one was born; one's parents' house
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
information technology; IT
enterprise; business; company; corporation
bank; banking institution
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
society; public; community; social studies
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
treating someone like a child
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to smirk; to grin broadly
working adult; full-fledged member of society
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
manuscript; version; draft