the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
enterprise; business; company; corporation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lawless area; lawless district
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
karoshi line (official measure of excessive hours of overtime per month)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
serious; severe; grave; acute
monthly mean; monthly average
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
advance; moving forward; progress
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
questionnaire; survey; poll
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
system; institution; organization; organisation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
that's the way it is; such is life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to increase; to add to; to augment
future (usually near); prospects
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children