any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sales; selling; marketing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
serious; not joking; straight
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
such; this sort of; like this
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
job hunting; job searching
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
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
steamed bun with minced pork filling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment