imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
fixed date; appointed day
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
due form; official; formality
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
severe; strict; tough; hard
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
study; diligence; discount; reduction
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the other day; a few days ago
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include