how; in what way; how about; questionable
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
new graduate; recent graduate
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
company; corporation; workplace
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
branch office; branch store
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
the same; the said; likewise
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)