agricultural community; farm village; rural
news of someone's death; obituary
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
opinion; intention; thought
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
this and that; various things
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
open; spacious; extensive
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience