another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
occasional; infrequent; rare
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
plump; with a thud; heavily
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
official in charge; person in charge
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
scoundrel; rascal; villain
good person; virtuous person
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
becoming dull; slowing down
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)