young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cut; reduction; curtailment
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
end; close; conclusion; termination