director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
emotional strength; force of will
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
imagination; supposition; guess
company director; board member
operating officer; company executive
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
just a minute; small quantity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)