to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
attendance; presence; appearance
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to keep (a person) waiting
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
craftsmanship; artisanship
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
government management; state management
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
national polity; National Athletic Meet
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
political measures; policy
place; situation; position; location
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)