attendance; presence; appearance
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to keep (a person) waiting
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
craftsmanship; artisanship
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
national polity; National Athletic Meet
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
political measures; policy
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
rather than; more ... than ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to think too much; to be over-concerned
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness