company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
(present) head of a family
although I say; although one might say; although called
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(social) position; status
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
furnishings; implements; equipment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
other side; opposite side; other party
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl