happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
later on; eventually; afterwards
at that time; in those days
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to get back together (with a former partner)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
relatively; comparatively
coexistence; living together
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
another thing; other things; another man's property
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
person who dislikes smoking; anti-smoker; militant nonsmoker
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss