colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
ability; capability; competence; skill
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
way (of doing); manner; method; means
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
good-quality; superior in quality
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
means; way; method; measure
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
operation; functioning; running
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
storehouse; warehouse; godown
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very