ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
company; corporation; workplace
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
surrounding at a distance
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(written) contract; agreement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
document; official papers
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
guardian; protector; patron; parent
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
function; facility; faculty; feature
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony