performance appraisal; performance review
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
relationships with the opposite sex
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
refinement; narrowing-down
letter of resignation; request for retirement
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
retry; another try; another go
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
beloved child; dear child
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to worry about the future
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance