to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
last week; the week before
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
cannot be helped; unavoidable
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
doing whatever one pleases
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to discuss; to talk together
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to fall ill; to be taken ill
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row