party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to look down on; to condescend
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
just because; even if; even though
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
free translation; liberal translation
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
action of making something; -ification
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to say; to tell; to state; to do
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
class; heading; group; category
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
long ago; previous; of a former age
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect