life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one thin flat object; one sheet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it is not (like that) either
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
eastern part; the east (of a region)
small number; few; minority
national border; provincial border
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk