training (esp. in-service); induction course
foreign; abroad; overseas
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
practice; practising; training; study
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look young; to seem young
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
how can (one) do something
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
that; the matter in question
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
news; word; tidings; omen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
dwelling; house; residence; address
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
main cause; primary factor
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
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service