chance; opportunity; occasion
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
charming; fascinating; attractive
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
particularly; only; in the case of
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reward; honorarium; remuneration
estimate (of costs); budget
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
transactions; dealings; business
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
intuition; instinct; hunch