usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
literal translation; direct translation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
administrator; director; commissioner
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
case worker; case officer
form; shape; figure; visage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
associate member; junior employee
several years; a few years
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
professor; teaching; instruction
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
way of talking; speaking style
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
even if not; even without
personal; individual; private
talking while standing; standing around talking
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?