to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
rapid pace at which the information technology field moves; dog's ear
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
modesty; humility; being humble
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
as is usual with; in common with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
ardent; passionate; vehement
in swarms; in great crowds
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
silence (not speaking); muteness
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to telephone; to make a phone call
answering machine; answer phone
verbal message; word (from someone)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
again (and again); once again; yet again
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to become better; to improve
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other