indeed; really; truly; very much
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
outsider; someone outside of a group
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
softly; mildly; gently; politely
urgent; requiring quick (response)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
section manager; section chief
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
polite; courteous; hospitable
systematic; organized; organizational
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reading too much into (what ... says)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
influence; clout; leverage
important person; strategic person; key figure
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
municipal office; council; city hall
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
support; backing; aid; assistance
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about