complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
starvation; famine; hunger
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
guard; sentinel; garrison
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
historic; historical; traditional
incident; affair; happening; event
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
personal (employee); employed; retained
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
body; group; party; company; troupe
leader of a delegation (body, party)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
import; importation; introduction; afferent
company; corporation; workplace
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
going through; going via; going by way of
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil