head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
please; somehow or other; one way or another
your husband; her husband
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
retainer; retinue; servant
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be silent; to say nothing
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to