coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
something; some kind of; for some reason
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
foreign; abroad; overseas
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
tour conductor; tour guide
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
police; police officer; police station
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
since when; from when; how long
more than anything; above all else
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
registration; accession; register; entry; record
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly