to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to collect; to assemble; to gather
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
economic; financial; fiscal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by myself; in person; by oneself
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
extensive; vast range; wide scope
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess