to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
conference room; council room
commencing with; including
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
just like; the same as; no different than
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
primer; manual; introductory book
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
so; like this; in this way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
establishment (of a business); founding
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi