effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
health; healthy; sound; fit
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
in the meanwhile; during the time
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to employ; to hire; to charter
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
processed goods; finished goods
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
macrobiotics; macrobiotic diet
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
depression; recession; slump
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company president; manager; director
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
entrance; admission; entering
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
hormone drug; hormone pill; hormone preparation; hormonal agent
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to