beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
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)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
left side; left-hand side
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
having received no job offers; being without job offers
life; living; I; me; student
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
under control (e.g. of territory)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
password; watchword; motto; slogan
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)