looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
automatic; intransitive verb
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
not yet known; unknown; strange
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
point card; loyalty card; reward card
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
as one had hoped; as one wishes
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
presenting one's positive qualities (esp. to a company as a part of its hiring process); selling one's strengths
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
Niigata (city, prefecture)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)