the staff; inside the department
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
work; business; company; study
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one person; another name; nickname; alias
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
modern person; people of today
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
field; plain; prairie; moor
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition