present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
regular time; stated period
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
coworking space; coworking office
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
as; because; with; due to
working at home; telecommuting
telework; telecommuting; remote work
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
already; now; no longer; not any more
declaration of a state of emergency
as; because; with; due to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
temporary closure (of a park, zoo, kindergarten, etc.); closing for the day
(temporary) closure of school
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
political measures; policy
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
heavy concentration; overconcentration