inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
establishment; settlement
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
since then; from that time; ever since
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
first generation; founder
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to make a success in life
tall figure; high stature
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
platoon commander; section commander
unrequited love; one-sided love
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)