than; from; out of; except; but; more
corporate drone; corporate slave
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to pick up; to find; to gather
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to happen to have on hand or in stock
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
company president; manager; director
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give; to do (something) for
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
foreign (exchange) student; international student
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
enterprise; business; company; corporation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
control; management; supervision
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)