nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
the staff; inside the department
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
company president; manager; director
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
advanced level; high grade; senior
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
consists of; comprises; is made up of
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to mow; to reap; to harvest
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
intelligence or information network
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to refuse; to decline; to deny