branch office; branch store
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stop walking; to pause
surroundings; environs; circumference
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
rival; competitor; competition
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
war; fighting; fierce competition
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial