hill; height; knoll; rising ground
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
long ago; a long time ago; already
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
article; news story; report; account
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
sound of something falling
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
one's family; family member
name; given name; first name
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
company president; manager; director
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
monthly publication; monthly issue
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
owner (esp. of a business)
magazine; journal; periodical
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering