to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
as (for); for; in the capacity of
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
headquarters; head office; main office
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
family; members of a family
living; lifestyle; living room
incident; affair; happening; event