question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
sorry; excuse me; thank you
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
business; trade; operations; sales
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
reopening; resumption; restarting
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
factory closure; factory shutdown; lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
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
job hunting; job searching
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave