labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
not a little; not a few; considerable
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
stirring; rousing oneself
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
semibasement; semi-basement
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
uncertain; transient; changeable
topic of discussion; agenda
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
blow; shock; strike; batting
now that you say that; now that you mention it
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to (physically) force someone to sit down
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
middle of the night; dead of night
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary