splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
examination; investigation; prosecution
how many years; how long; what year
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
final; eventual; ultimate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
materials; data; document
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace