strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
close; intimate; on good terms
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
helper; assistant; help; assistance
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
waist; waistline; waist measurement
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
business district; office complex