large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
so what!; who gives a damn?
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reality; actuality; hard fact
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
Japanese person; Japanese people
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to face on; to look out on to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
working for a company; being employed by a company
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be profitable; to yield a profit
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
business; trade; operations; sales
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
finding employment; getting a job
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)