direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
one's post; place of work; workplace
to pass (of time); to elapse
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
witnessing; observing; sighting
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
regret; repentance; remorse
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
calm; composed; cool; quiet
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
number one; first; best; most; game; round
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
three; three years of age
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
like that; that way; thus
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic