answering machine; answerphone
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
if you think about it; come to think of it
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
international trade; international trading
centre; center; center fielder
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
Tokyo International Exhibition Center; Tokyo Big Sight
construction; establishment
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
association; society; organization; organisation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)