to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
recuperation; medical treatment
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to say; to tell; to state; to do
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
river; stream; River; the ... river
relation; connection; relevance
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
maid; helper; help; assistance
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
everybody; every last one of them; all