after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
like this; in this way; as you see
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wife and children; (arch.) wife
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be worried; to be troubled
planning; project; plan; design
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
recommendation; referral; endorsement
competent; suitable; qualified
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
intimidation; threat; bluster
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
instead; but (on the other hand)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life