government service; official position; civil service
Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
job; work; duties; trade; skill
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to say; to be called; to do
it hasn't been long since
by your leave; with your permission
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one by one; one after another; successively
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
great difference; big difference; wide margin
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
very young; little; childish; immature
reason; cause; circumstances
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
almost every day; almost daily
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)