office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
still; even now; to this day
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
man; male; masculine gender
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to grow up; to become an adult
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
should; must; -able; probably; likely
nature; property; disposition
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
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
business; trade; operations; sales
(not) so much; (not) that much
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank