going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
that; the matter in question
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
rational; reasonable; logical
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
beyond that point; after that
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to claim victims; to cause casualties
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)