important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
compelling force; legal force
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
two times; twice; two degrees
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
as usual; as is one's habit
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
audience; attendance; hearers
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce