celebration; congratulations
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
carnival (festival held before Lent)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
celebration; auspicious occasion
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
check station; checkpoint
control; management (e.g. of a business)
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
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)