teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
steelworks; steel mill; steelmaking plant
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
question; inquiry; enquiry
that is to say; so that means
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
without; unless; have to do
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
had better ...; had better not ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to become settled; to be fixed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
like this; such; thus; in this way
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
quality (of a product or a service)