promotion; raising of status
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
company president; manager; director
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
traditional; customary; conventional
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
real estate agent; realtor
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
construction; establishment
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
selling out; being sold out
job; work; duties; trade; skill
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
expertise; special skills
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
store; reserve; stock; savings
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
municipal office; council; city hall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe