all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
nightlife districts; drinking districts
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
exaltation; emotional uplift
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
engineering firm; contractor
clerk; office worker; office staff
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
community-based; local-based
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
construction; architecture (of buildings)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
in unison; as one; united
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
one's own style; self-taught manner
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
living by oneself; living alone
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month