boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to compete with; to vie for
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to prostrate oneself (before)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to not believe one's ears
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stay calm; to keep cool
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
each; (arch.) you (plural)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
with a start; with a jump
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)