sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
party; set; gang; company; person
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
tacit; unspoken; implicit
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
subscriber; reader; admirer
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
social status; social position
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
human kindness; human weakness
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to like; to love; to be fond of
popularization; popularisation
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
eastern part; the east (of a region)