labor; labour; manpower; working force
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
operating a cash register
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(medical) doctor; physician
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
job; work; duties; trade; skill
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
it is not (like that) either
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(not) even once; (not) ever
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner