juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
rapid pace at which the information technology field moves; dog's ear
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
progress; advance; improvement; development
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
your company; your shrine
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
as is usual with; in common with