a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
considerably; fairly; quite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be worried; to be troubled
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
rather; better; instead; if anything
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
now; the present time; just now; another; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
company; corporation; workplace
difficult to ...; hard to ...