privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
company president; manager; director
to resign from one's post
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about