demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
subsidy; grant; subvention
corporate bond; corporate debenture
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
running as fast as one can
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
from the beginning; from scratch
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
new idea or design; novelty
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
produce museum; commercial museum