cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to say no more; to sink into silence
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
national hospital; hospital run by a central government
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
during a session (of the legislature)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)