company president; manager; director
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
physical condition; state of health
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
later on; eventually; afterwards
greeting; a fine thing to say
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
question; inquiry; enquiry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
organizational capability; organisational capability
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
form; shape; figure; visage
sincere; honest; faithful
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
at once; immediately; right now