bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
descendant; posterity; offspring
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
competition; rivalry; vying (with)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
control; management (e.g. of a business)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
company director; board member
telephone exchange number
three-digit number; hundreds column
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
society; the world; the times
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side