first thing in the morning
bureau director; office chief
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
section manager; section chief
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to unfold; to unroll; to open
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
trainspotter; railway enthusiast; railfan
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking