appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
personal affair; one's own affair
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to state; to express; to mention
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
expertise; experience; knowledge
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
office and rank; an official rank
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
time; season; period; phase; stage
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to turn towards; to point
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
such ... as; or some such
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
donation; contribution; offering
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)