really; truly; indeed; good grief
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
Agency for Cultural Affairs
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
relation; connection; relevance
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
very likely; very probable
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine