Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
district; section; sector
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
office job; clerical work
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
staff identity card; employee ID card
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
business trip; official trip
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
around the world; throughout the world
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)