company; corporation; workplace
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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.)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
after a long time; for the first time in a while
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
only; merely; but; no more than
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
tension; mental strain; nervousness
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas