to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
bad influence; negative influence
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
tradition; legend; folklore
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment