recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
security firm; security company
matcha; powdered green tea
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
guard; security (officer); guardsman
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to employ; to hire; to charter
suffix for familiar person
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
senior high school; high school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
such; this sort of; like this
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive