trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
existence; possession; having; limited company
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
matcha; powdered green tea
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
decision; determination; resolution
progress; being under way
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)