in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
semi-governmental; semi-official
enterprise; business; company; corporation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to employ; to hire; to charter
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
company president; manager; director
chief executive officer; CEO
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
export; exportation; efferent
world-class; (of) high global reputation
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with