center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
such ... as; or some such
employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer
social networking service; SNS
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
persistence; single-mindedness
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
being entrusted with; taking charge of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
just because; even if; even though