abstention; nonparticipation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
adds force or indicates command
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
on one hand; on the other hand
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness