gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
regret; repentance; remorse
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
honorific/polite/humble prefix
proposal; offer; request; application
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
section manager; section chief
time; hour; period; class
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of