to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
ability; capability; skill
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
interference; meddling; butting in
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
ordinary citizen; the general public
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
regarding highly; attaching importance to
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
reward; honorarium; remuneration
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
immediately; right away; on the spot
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
precipice; cliff; flat head
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
additional order; adding to an existing order
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear