these days; nowadays; recently; lately
overseas student; exchange student
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
practical problem; practical matter
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with only one person; one-man operation; one-person operation; taking care of one's child on one's own; solo parenting
main cause; primary factor
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
probability; likelihood; chances
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to overdo; to do too much
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to concern; to be related
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
light-emitting diode; LED
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
working adult; full-fledged member of society
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment