unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
name; given name; first name
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to notify; to advise; to inform
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
messenger; envoy; emissary
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
duty station; place of business; work location
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
one's post; place of work; workplace
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
how; in what way; by what means
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to ask; to enquire; to query
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
front; frontage; facade; main
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual