to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
low dining table; tea table
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
the following week; the next week
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
in the meanwhile; during the time
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
family happiness; household harmony
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
lifetime employment; permanent employment
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
continuing one's education into university
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order