program (e.g. TV); programme
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
adult video; porn video; pornographic video
combination; union; binding; bond
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
business; trade; operations; sales
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
female company president; female CEO
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
work; business; company; study
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
living with one's parents; living at home
human kindness; human weakness
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to loiter around; to wander about
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
independent business; self-employment
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks