clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
man; male; masculine gender
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
such; this sort of; like this
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
decline; fall; decay; withering
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
Japanese person; Japanese people
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
Cadillac (automotive brand); Cadillac
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
while; during (the time when)
imported vehicle; foreign car
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
solely; entirely; only; or
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire