uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
president (of a society); chairman
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
nature of one's business; business instinct
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
constitution; rules; regulation
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
revision; amendment; alteration
drawing blood; collecting blood
to call out; to ask someone to come
to try all possible means
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
later on; eventually; afterwards
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to behave well (of a child)
sleepover; overnight stay