spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
talking while standing; standing around talking
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
silence (not speaking); muteness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
in the meanwhile; during the time
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to take (be in) charge of
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
office work; desk work; indoor work
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
feeling; sense; impression
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
the world in general; society; convention
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
manipulation of information; spin