although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
such; this sort of; like this
applicant; candidate; volunteer
influence; effect; impact
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
settlement; solution; resolution
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
of course; certainly; naturally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
job hunting; job searching
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
(economic) depression; recession; slump
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer