like this; this sort; this way
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
the whole day; all the day
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
such; like that; that sort of
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
home; household; family; hearth
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
woman; female; feminine gender
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it