war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to subsist; to keep on living
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
point of compromise; common ground
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be able to manage somehow or another
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
associate editor; deputy editor
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who