to increase; to add to; to augment
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to polish up; to shine up
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
originally; by nature; from the start
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to repeat; to be frequent
division (of company); operations department
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
function; facility; faculty; feature
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender