pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
need for social approval and self-esteem
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
object of romantic interest
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...