celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
from the beginning; from scratch
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
when it becomes; when it comes to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
company; corporation; workplace
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds