to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
when it comes to ...; as for ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
then; well; so; well then
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
prime contract work; prime contractor
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to gather; to collect; to assemble
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what proportion; what percentage
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)