(starting) from nothing; from scratch
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
forcibly; against one's will
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
instead; but (on the other hand)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
impossible; unlikely; improbable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity