youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
contract; compact; agreement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
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
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
branch office; branch store
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to take over; to hand over
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
now; soon; already; yet; further; more