thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be surprised; to be astonished
change of occupation; career change
first (of its kind) in Japan
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
such; this sort of; like this
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sorry; excuse me; thank you
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
even if; even though; however; no matter how
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not