abrupt; sudden; unexpected
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
it is not (like that) either
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one's post; place of work; workplace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
until now; so far; up to the present
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely