to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
right in the midst of; right at the height of
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
results; record; grades; marks
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
three generations; three periods; third generation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to put someone to trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
moron; idiot; stupid person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
only the results matter; it's all about the results
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
welcome!; nice to see you!
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
highest level; high-water mark
precision instrument or machine
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
is it?; isn't it?; be; is