to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
transactions; dealings; business
first generation; founder
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to subsist; to keep on living
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
special; particular; peculiar; unique
cooperation; collaboration
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
private citizen; civilian
very likely; very probable
traditional; conventional
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
difference; variation; difference
individual; private person; personal; private
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
on board a ship; aboard a ship
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
defense; defence; protection
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire