the person in question; the person themselves; said person
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
race (of people); type of person
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
sports-minded; sports-oriented
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged