the other day; a few days ago
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
February; second month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
you (plural); all of you; you all
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
in comparison to; rather than
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
after a long time; for the first time in a while
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as a child; when one was a child
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit