busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
conference room; council room
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
person affected by a disease; sufferer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
participation; joining; entry; adherence
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
in comparison to; rather than
several years; a few years
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every