to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
how; in what way; by what means
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
you (plural); all of you; you all
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
(period of) a year; during an era
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
piece; fragment; one (object)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
cooperation; collaboration
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.