(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
I've got to be going; I must go
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
hostility; animosity; enmity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
district; section; sector
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
branch office; branch store
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop