to side with (someone); to support (someone)
surname; family name; last name
more than usual; especially; particularly
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
construction; establishment
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sublime; noble; high-minded
to revere; to respect; to worship
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
retry; another try; another go
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
it is not (like that) either
slope; slanting surface; bevel
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be exhausted; to be tired out
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use