advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
capable of anything; liable to do
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
consideration; taking into account
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
construction; establishment
company president; manager; director
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
business world; business circles; (the) industry
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to boost; to force up; to push up
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to take (be in) charge of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
clearing one's throat; cough
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine