origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
for example; for instance; e.g.
how long; how far; how much
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
that's the way it is; such is life
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to have a talk; to tell a story
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
change of occupation; career change
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as (for); for; in the capacity of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)