to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
skilled worker; skilled labour
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cut; reduction; curtailment
artificial intelligence; AI
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
usually; under usual circumstances
business-to-business; inter-business; inter-enterprise; B2B
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
day after day; day by day
to be found; to be discovered
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
together; at the same time; same; identical
educational institution; school; academy; campus
while; during (the time when)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to be consistent; to be coherent
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme