to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
such; this sort of; like this
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
all present; all concerned; all of us
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to entrust; to leave to a person
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)