saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
throng; gathering of people
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
something like ...; something called ...
possible; likely; probable
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
older person with more life experience
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
opinion; point of view; visual point
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
two times; twice; two degrees
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
good-for-nothing; worthless
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
legal personality; juridical personality; corporate status; non-person legal entity
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
personality; character; individuality; personhood
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hiding one's embarrassment
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through