public telephone; pay phone
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
student (esp. a university student)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
negotiable; further discussion needed
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
such ... as; or some such
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
job hunting; job searching
process; course; mechanism
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
help wanted advertisements
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to telephone; to make a phone call
double; twice (as much); twofold
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to comb down; to smooth down