company president; manager; director
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
serious; not joking; straight
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(period of) a year; during an era
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
planning; project; plan; design
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
outward appearance; apparent
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
suffix for familiar person
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please