votive picture (originally of horse)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to feel; to sense; to experience
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stupid idiot; total moron
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
digital versatile disc; DVD
that; the matter in question
government worker; public servant; civil servant
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract