tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
group of companies; combine
business; work; operations; service; duties
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
personal; individual; private
without sparing time for sleep
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
enterprise; business; company; corporation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
... years old; age (of) ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to give the stamp of approval
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
wide-open; frank; open; candid
deep affection; dear; beloved
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
don't you think?; indicates question
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder