(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
outline; summary; argument
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
plural; multiple; several
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
company; corporation; workplace
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
serious look (on one's face); straight face
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any