mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to put one's life on the line
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
counter for chairs or seats
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
generation; lifetime; age
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
company director; board member
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
scariest; most frightening
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run