river; stream; River; the ... river
the other day; lately; recently
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
Japanese-style confectionary store
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
close; intimate; on good terms
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
in addition; besides this; twice
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to be needed; to be wanted
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
fully prepared; all ready
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily