to need; to demand; to take; to require
difficult to ...; hard to ...
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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 management; managing a company
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
whistle (sound made with the lips)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be helpful; to be useful
society; the world; the times
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be too numerous; to be too much
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
technological development