nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
company; corporation; workplace
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
introduction; presentation; referral; listing