more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
prime contract work; prime contractor
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
fixed date; settlement date
(one's) quota; assignment
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Islamic country; Islamic nation
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tide; current; tendency; trend
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...