clearing one's throat; cough
both hands; both arms; ten
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to order; to command; to appoint
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
overlooking; turning a blind eye
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
as soon as possible; ASAP
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate