cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
relation; connection; relevance
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
several years; a few years
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
rather than; more ... than ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
but; however; provided that
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
estimate (of costs); budget
raw materials; ingredients
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to some extent; to a certain extent
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
assortment; product lineup
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to put into effect; to put into practice