to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to some extent; to a certain extent
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be relieved; to feel relieved
of course; certainly; naturally
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
each place; various places
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
absence; disregard; indifference
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
chapter one; first chapter
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
conference room; council room
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
village headman; village mayor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on