large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to intervene; to stop (something)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
adoration; admiration; devotion
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
exchange of blows; long rally
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
with a start; with a jump
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
in name only; titular; nominal
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
results; record; grades; marks
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to resign from one's post
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
title of honour; title of honor