pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
training; education; development; cultivation
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
person who has rendered distinguished service
meritorious deed; services
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
prime of one's working life
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
tension; mental strain; nervousness
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
three generations; three periods; third generation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice