young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
prime of one's working life
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
battlefield; battleground
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
family; members of a family
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(period of) a year; during an era
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
Department of the Imperial Household
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mediator; manager; caretaker
after all; because; but; even; too; as well