regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
YouTuber; YouTube celebrity
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
excess; surplus; superabundance
job hunting; job searching
matter causing distress; something causing worry
start-up company; venture business
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
most part; greater part; majority
production output; number of goods manufactured
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
conference room; council room
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
firm; unshakeable; resolute
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to take over; to hand over
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
method of bringing up; method of raising
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)