narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's post; place of work; workplace
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is the case that ...
support; backing; aid; assistance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
such; like that; that sort of; very
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to increase; to add to; to augment
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
once in a lifetime; once in one's life