activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
if it is the case that ...
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
business world; business circles; (the) industry
tradition; legend; folklore
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
100,000,000; one hundred million
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
clearing one's throat; cough
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
planning; project; plan; design
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
now that; since; so long as; because
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something