one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
branch manager; manager of a branch office
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to cause to swell; to inflame
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
absence from work without permission
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
discipline; punishment; reprimand
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
how; in what way; how about