astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to become better; to improve
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
little by little; bit by bit
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
everyday life; daily life
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
proposal; proposition; suggestion
transactions; dealings; business
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to use (something) as a selling point
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
wages; pay; rental payment
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to say; to be pleased to say
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
permission; approval; authorization; license
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
second-hand shop; curio shop
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged