stimulating; exciting; provocative
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
seasoning; flavour; flavor
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
compilation; editing; recording
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the other day; a few days ago
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
jumping to a wrong conclusion
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
knowing; (an) acquaintance
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
traditional; conventional