biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(senior) managing director
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
job; work; duties; trade; skill
president and chief executive officer
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ago; since; before; previous
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
immediately; right away; on the spot
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand