stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
company; corporation; workplace
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
anything and everything; just about everything
late at night; small hours of the morning
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
shopping; purchased goods
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hand; handball (soccer foul)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
pure heart; naivete; innocence
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
technique; art; skill; move
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do