(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
company president; manager; director
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
section manager; section chief
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
no!; no no!; no, not at all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Nagano (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to serve; to work for; to attend
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
serious; not joking; straight
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai