younger people; future generations
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
the staff; inside the department
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to be enraged; to flip out
to do over; to remake; to resume
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
patterns of thinking; train of thought
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
lust for money; hunger for money
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
odds and ends; all; every
zest for living; energy to live
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl