company director; board member
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work hard; to work diligently
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
start of a romance; beginning of love
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
difficult to ...; hard to ...
officer's compensation or remuneration
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
in accordance with plans; just as planned
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent