candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
reorganization; reorganisation
number of persons; personnel
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
personal; individual; private
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
last night; yesterday evening
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
change of occupation; career change
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
possible; potential; practicable; feasible