fashion designer; couturier
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
distant look; faraway look
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
establishment; settlement
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
notice; attention; observation
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
why; how; for what reason
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
right under; directly below; right beneath
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to recall; to remember; to recollect
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be flexible; to be accommodating
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
human relations; personal relationships
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set