big corporation; major firm; leading company
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
top university; leading university; first-rate university
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
unknown; obscure; insignificant
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
yakuza film; yakuza movie
imitating; copying; mimicking
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to complain; to make a complaint
probability; likelihood; chances
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason