being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be too numerous; to be too much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
knowing; (an) acquaintance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
future; possible; potential; prospective
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
forgetting; lapse of memory
student (esp. a university student)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)