prime contract work; prime contractor
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
job; work; duties; trade; skill
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
being good at cooking; good cook
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
robbery; robbery case; burglary
internal conditions; true state of affairs
period of time; time slot; time zone
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
staff identity card; employee ID card
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
job hunting; job searching
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to quit one's job; to resign
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)