some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
surveillance camera; security camera
proposal; motion; recommendation
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cost of repairs; repair costs
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
insight; power of observation
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
deadly serious; deadly earnest
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
since when; from when; how long
previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
overseas student; exchange student
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
medical examination; checkup; consultation