company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
all; entire; whole; altogether
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
for example; for instance; e.g.
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
if it is the case that ...
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
sincere; honest; faithful
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear