life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wages; pay; rental payment
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
mechanism; organization; organisation
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
consequence; outcome; result; blame
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
every month; monthly; month by month
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
printout; (computer) printing
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to close (one's eyes); to shut
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
supply; provision; raising; procurement
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)