propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
study group; study meeting
bureau director; office chief
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
how; in what way; in what manner
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
female company president; female CEO
pleasant feeling; good vibes
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
back off!; leave me alone!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it is not (like that) either