resignation (from a position)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
the other day; a few days ago
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
from the beginning; from scratch
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
plural; multiple; several
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
re-education; retraining; in-service training
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
future (usually near); prospects
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
competent; suitable; qualified
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with