high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stop walking; to pause
surroundings; environs; circumference
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
war; fighting; fierce competition
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew