employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
verbalization; putting into words
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
experiment; experimentation
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
trial product; prototype model
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
menu; schedule; program; menu
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
comparatively; relatively