malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
light work; light-duty work
difficult to ...; hard to ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
(together) with; -wide; including
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work