bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rather; better; instead; if anything
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
feeling; sense; impression
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!