near; nearby; not far off
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
dwelling; house; residence; address
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in one's own way or style
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
big corporation; major firm; leading company
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
section manager; section chief
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
man; male; masculine gender
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
opposite side; opposition
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay