general manager; director-general
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
history of; experience of
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
probability; likelihood; chances
Japanese person; Japanese people
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
warmly; cordially; with tender care
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
at least; at most; (even) just
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
succeeding; following; trailing; next
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen