in this way; thus; such; uh...
Cyprinidae (family of freshwater fish)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
had better ...; had better not ...
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
company; corporation; workplace
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
business; trade; operations; sales
by myself; in person; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
business results; business performance
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous