single word; a few words; brief comment
company management; managing a company
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
on one hand; on the other hand
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
how long; how far; how much
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation