one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
single word; a few words; brief comment
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in advance; beforehand; previously
memory; sense; experience
matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
sign of remorse; indication of regret
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
that's the way it is; such is life
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
same crime; being equally guilty
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
materials; data; document
so; like this; in this way
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
to have meaning; to be meaningful
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document