top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to ask for too much; to expect too much
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
item; commodity; list of articles
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to take command; to give direction
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
nod; inclination of the head
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
cosmos; garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
womanly; ladylike; feminine
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
the future; future prospects
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
field overseer; site foreman
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business