to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
in order; in turn; one by one
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reading aloud; recitation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
north wind; northerly wind
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
please be careful; please take care
day after day; day by day
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
change; alteration; modification
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
increase in activity; activation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)
interior; inside; internal
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)