enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
rare (or peculiar) animal
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
selection; choice; option
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
it hasn't been long since
duty; function; office; mission; task
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
newcomer; initiate; rookie
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
what's what; heads or tails
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker