to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
weekly publication; weekly magazine
long-established; old-established; traditional
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to hand over; to surrender
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
article; news story; report; account
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
heading; headline; index; headword
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
company; corporation; workplace
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
some people; a few people; several people
job offer; letter of appointment; appointment letter; notification of appointment
training (esp. in-service); induction course
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
materials; data; document
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying