distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
joint venture; consortium; JV
general manager; director-general
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very much; very many; more and more
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
person concerned; interested party; related party
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
dependent on luck; matter of luck
government office; public office
nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement