degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
making efficient; optimization
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to lose weight; to become thin
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
world; society; people; the public
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
student (esp. a university student)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to stop walking; to pause
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly