top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
genuine; authentic; true; pure
in the end; at the end of the day
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
class; heading; group; category
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
stifled (laughter); simmering
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
settlement; solution; resolution
on countless occasions; many a time
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
looking over someone's shoulder
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises