staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
polite; respectful; reverent
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
in the same manner as before; the same as always
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
inside one's heart; in one's mind
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous