any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to ask a question; to ask questions
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
one's post; place of work; workplace
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
company president; manager; director
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
president's office; director's office
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
furnishings; implements; equipment
presence (impressive quality)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to some extent; to a certain extent
personality; style; appearance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
vice; immorality; corruption
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
loveable; very likeable; like very much
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to