to pass (of time); to elapse
a little bit; a little while
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
ancestor; forefather; foremother
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
finding employment; getting a job
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
in succession; one by one
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism