working for a company; being employed by a company
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
troubled face; worried expression
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
persecution complex; paranoia
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to be conspicuous; to stand out
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
program (e.g. TV); programme
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
two times; twice; two degrees
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den