thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
number of persons; personnel
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
landowner; landlord; landlady
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
head; lead; vanguard; first
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress