bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to increase; to add to; to augment
maintaining the status quo
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
how long; how much; to what extent
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
general; popular; common; typical
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sense; impression
to deal with a large number
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
corporate drone; corporate slave
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
consequence; outcome; result; blame
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thought; consideration; thinking
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
interview (e.g. for a job)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)