galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
listed company (on a stock exchange)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
identification; ID; identity
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to graduate from a university
finding employment; getting a job
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(somebody else's) parents; both parents