honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
one large ...; a great ...
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
name; given name; first name
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
if it is (the case that ...)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete