occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to play a central role; to take a leading part
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
human intellect; knowledge
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to arrive; to come to pass
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
beyond that point; after that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
creation; Creation (by God)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to sit in a row; to be arrayed