or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
feeling; sense; impression
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
stability; security; equilibrium
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
had better ...; had better not ...
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; like that; that sort of; very
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
generation; the world; the age
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
telephone call; telephone (device)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
parts; accessories; components
one part; one portion; one section
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation