to sniff out; to get wind of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
chilled sweets; ices; ice cream
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
first time; first; initial
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
in history; ever; historical
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
overseas assignment; overseas posting