after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
mobilization; mobilisation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on