staff; member (club, society, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
bank; banking institution
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
company president; manager; director
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
coming out (as gay, etc.)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
capable of anything; liable to do
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe