courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
second marriage; remarriage
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
company; corporation; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
feeding (animals); provisioning
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should