success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to spit out; to eject; to dump
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
combination technique in Judo
second day of the month; two days
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
imagination; supposition; guess
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
form; shape; figure; visage
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
composite; combined; complex