real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
in the meanwhile; during the time
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
approval; license; licence; permission
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to badger; to pester; to beg
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
number of persons; personnel
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
vassals; retainers; followers
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
I see; that's right; indeed
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
the big two...; two major...; two main...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force