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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

5

nail; fingernail

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

spangle; sequin

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

3

it seems that; as if

1

case; situation

9

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

2

salary; wages; pay

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

3

government worker; public servant; civil servant

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

being worth doing

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

2

local (governmental) autonomy

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

evasion; avoidance

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

top; summit; vertex

4

because

1

extreme; extremity

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

(social) position; status

2

subordinate person

3

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

2

win; victory

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

value; worth; merit

1

company director; board member

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

9

indicates emphasis

1

most; extremely

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

5

hmm; I see; hrm

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

(one's) self; oneself

1