one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
sexual discrimination; sexism
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be silent; to say nothing
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work