unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
while being out of the office or away from home
experimental; provisional
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
material; materials; data; information; documents
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
body; physique; build; stature
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
in good health; alive and well; going strong
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lack of information; data deficiency
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
finish; end; completion; result
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
then; and (then); in that case; if so
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese