company president; manager; director
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
gem; jewel; precious stone
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
steel; sword steel; sword
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
children's story; fairy tale
white horse; unrefined sake
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
scoundrel; rascal; villain
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)