to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
originally; by nature; from the start
right in the center (centre)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
shop; small store; business; firm
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
settlement; solution; resolution
small number; few; minority
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to stick it out (until the end)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
neat and clean; tidy; trim
Buddhism's highest paradise
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to live; to make a living; to get on with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
company; corporation; workplace
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
plain; plateau; tableland
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various