with the exception of; excepting; excluding
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
biological younger brother
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
considerably; fairly; quite
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking