management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
now that; since; so long as; because
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in comparison to; rather than
two (long cylindrical things)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
front; frontage; facade; main
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
trouble; bother; annoyance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
relation; connection; relevance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
letting (someone) die without helping
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue