10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
secretary (government); director; chief
to have the privilege of doing
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Minato City (special ward of Tokyo); Minato Ward (Osaka); Minato Ward (Nagoya)
discovery; detection; finding
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
existence; being; presence
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance