company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
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)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
late at night; at a late hour
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
killing two birds with one stone
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
meditation; contemplation