high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
button (clothing); push-button
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
changing clothes; change of clothes
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
forwarding agency; express company
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
opening and shutting; opening and closing
adds force or indicates command
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
finding employment; getting a job
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
news bureau; press bureau
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(political) power; authority; influence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
mass communication; mass media