once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
company director; board member
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
successively; one after another
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous