most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
you could say; you might say; verging on the
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
when it comes to; concerning
control of the air; air supremacy
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
fort; stronghold; fortification
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
in the morning; during the morning
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
changing clothes; change of clothes
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
complete recovery of health
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
surroundings; environs; circumference
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
long time; several hours; long spell
private property; personal belongings; personal effects