to pay attention; to be watchful
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
attendance; presence; appearance
had better ...; had better not ...
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
what kind of business; what sort of matter
verbal message; word (from someone)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
interest; rights; concession
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to refer to; to use as reference
(exercising) the right to command