negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to look away; to avert one's eyes
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
highball; whisky and soda
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
electricity; (electric) light