strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
employment adjustment; adjusting employment arrangements (staff numbers, overtime, etc.) to reflect changing business conditions
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
labour and management; labor and management
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
many; much; plenty; hardly
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
duty; obligation; responsibility
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thick; bulky; massive; heavy