to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
research; study; investigation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
another company; other company
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
making practical; making useful; implementing