holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
establishment (of a business); founding
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
food; food products; foodstuffs
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
professor; teaching; instruction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
research and development; R&D
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain