reality; actuality; hard fact
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
double; twice (as much); twofold
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shout (in anger); to yell
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
continuation; succession; series
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
at least; at most; (even) just
to increase; to add to; to augment
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
career change site; job change site
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
heart; guts; nerve; central part
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
confections; sweets; candy; cake
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
age thirty; one's thirties
last position; previous job; predecessor
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block