zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
president (of a society); chairman
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to grumble; to make difficulties
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
tension; mental strain; nervousness
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be softened; to calm down
baton (of command); order; command; direction
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
being on duty; person on duty
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
free time; time at leisure
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
living room (Japanese-style)
living; lifestyle; living room
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect