popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
meanwhile; in the meantime
the literary world; literary circles
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that is to say; so that means
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
world; society; people; the public
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
system; institution; organization; organisation
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
reform; reformation; reorganization
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
being concerned about or mindful of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
I see; that's right; indeed
pupil; disciple; follower
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture