-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
job; work; duties; trade; skill
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
although I say; although one might say; although called
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
chit; sales slip; voucher
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
chief; main; principal; important
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
type of occupation; occupational category
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
planning; project; plan; design
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
new graduate; recent graduate
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice