company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
in this manner; in this way; like this
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
sexy; popular; well-liked
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
producer (film, TV, etc.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
old friend; old acquaintance
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cannot be helped; unavoidable
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
marching orders; sailing orders
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
charming; fascinating; attractive
in proportion to; just as much as
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
growth period; growing season
together with; same; both; all; including ...
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
comfort; consolation; diversion
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death