kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
piece; fragment; one (object)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
such; like that; that sort of; very
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
journal; magazine; periodical
editor (in publishing, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...