life; living; I; me; student
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr