story; tale; talk; discussion
to have a talk; to tell a story
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
due form; official; formality
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to order; to command; to appoint
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
attendance; presence; appearance
foreign; abroad; overseas
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
garden (esp. with trees); park
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
rather; better; instead; if anything
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ago; since; before; previous