company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
proposal; offer; request; application
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
absolute obedience; complete submission
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
comfort; consolation; diversion
not necessarily so; is not always true
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
results; record; grades; marks
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into