occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
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 come to realize; to become aware (of)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
human intellect; knowledge
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to arrive; to come to pass
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; being able to see a long 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 twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; 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
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 (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
creation; Creation (by God)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to sit in a row; to be arrayed