introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
company; corporation; workplace
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
company president; manager; director
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
besides; in addition; also; moreover
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
considerably; greatly; a lot
university student; college student
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
at first; in the beginning; originally
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about