achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
history; pedigree; lineage
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
thorough; exhaustive; complete
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
conviction; belief; confidence
instant; moment; for an instant
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
story; tale; talk; discussion
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
time; hour; period; class
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in a little bit; after a short while
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
business discussion; negotiation
to have a talk; to tell a story
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
guard; sentinel; garrison
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)