person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
chasing after women; womanizing
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
sincere; honest; faithful
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
drama; theatre; theater; play
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
oversight; omission; mistake
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
in public; in company; in the presence of others
funeral hall; ceremony site
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
candidate (for an election)
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
strong-willed; strong of heart
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to form a group; to form a bunch
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
neat and clean; tidy; trim