shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to toady; to be obsequious
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
shallow view; superficial idea
mid-year gift; summer gift
support group; fan club; (election) committee
to be parted from; to be separated
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
great mountain; large mountain
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
setting off (on a trip); departure
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
second; number two; runner-up
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
Japan's best; number one in Japan
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
blood relationship; blood relative
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall