originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
arm; skill; efforts; ability
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
that; the matter in question
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
company president; manager; director
together; at the same time; same; identical
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
this world; this life; world of the living
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
every year; yearly; annually
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
company; corporation; workplace
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana