March; third month of the lunar calendar
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
question and answer session
at that time; in those days
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
without sparing time for sleep
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
experimental stage; experimental phase
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
society; public; community; social studies
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
world's first; first in the world
three; three years of age
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed