future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
imagination; supposition; guess
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
sexual experience (with men)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
self-development; self-enlightenment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
training (esp. in-service); induction course
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
individual; private person; personal; natural person
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan