tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
because of; owing to; due to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
that is to say; so that means
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
beloved child; dear child
how many years; how long; what year
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
secret; private; surreptitious
exactly as stated; verbatim
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)