dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
two persons; two people; pair; couple
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
from the beginning; from scratch
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
of course; certainly; naturally
business; trade; operations; sales
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o