as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to have an idea; to have a clue
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
true state; actual condition; reality
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the other day; a few days ago
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
leadership; initiative; spearhead
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
back street; back alley; off-street
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
history of; experience of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
it is not (like that) either
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than