personal (employee); employed; retained
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
means of transportation; means of transport
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to show signs of; to appear
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
separate case; another matter
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
street; quarter; district; area
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
reopening; resumption; restarting
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
after a long time; for the first time in a while
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
health; healthy; sound; fit
almost every day; almost daily
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel