refusal; rejection; denial; veto
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
worst-ever; history's worst
labour and management; labor and management
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
telephone number; phone number
contact; touch; contact lens
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed