precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to put into effect; to put into practice
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
still; even now; to this day
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece