humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
good impression; favorable impression
propulsive power; driving force
belligerence; fighting spirit
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
first thing in the morning
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
cut; reduction; curtailment
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
motive power; driving force
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
as soon as possible; ASAP
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
cosmetics; toilet articles
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge