attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
quality (of a product or a service)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to grimace; to make a wry face
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
(political) power; authority; influence
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
himself; yourself; herself
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
selection; choice; option
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
furnishings; implements; equipment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring