to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to look forward to something
near; close; beside; third person
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
drama; theatre; theater; play
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to use X as a selling point
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
suddenly; all of a sudden
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)