to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
overseas assignment; overseas posting
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
business trip; official trip
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
family; members of a family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
alone; unaided; away from home
foreign; abroad; overseas
in the meanwhile; during the time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
source of revenue; financial supporter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance