one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
one more time; once more; once again
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
piece of cake; a walk in the park
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to face on; to look out on to
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
instead; but (on the other hand)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
university graduate; having graduated from university
work; business; company; study
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wages; pay; rental payment
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)