various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
royal capital; imperial capital
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
clothing and accessories; attire
association; union; guild
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the matter you have been talking about
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation