company president; manager; director
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
president (of a society); chairman
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
as a child; when one was a child
myself; yourself; I; me; you
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
environment; circumstance
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
anything and everything; just about everything
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression