near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
woman; female; feminine gender
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
section manager; section chief
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dissection; autopsy; analysis
blow; hit (on the body); beating
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
good-for-nothing; worthless
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of