counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
excess personnel; redundant staff
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
acceleration; speeding up
wherein; therein; thereinto
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
minimum; at the very least
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
if so; in that case; in that situation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate