majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
finding employment; getting a job
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to step forward; to take a step forward
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
place; situation; position; location
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)