trend; tendency; movement; attitude
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to become possible; to become able to (do)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
all eyes; public attention
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to be touching; to be moving
sincere; earnest; serious
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
distant look; faraway look
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
direct descent; direct line
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)