maintaining the status quo
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Akure (Nigeria); Acre (Brazil)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
southern part; the south (of a region)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly