arrogant; haughty; insolent
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
popular name; common name; given name
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
rather; sooner; preferably
you (plural); all of you; you all
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
your company; your shrine
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
execution; punishment; spanking
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
just because; even if; even though
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
spoken language (as opposed to literary)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
early (days); initial stage; initial
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
spoken language; colloquial expression
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to squash; to crush; to flatten
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end