at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
within the year; before the year is out
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
major surgery; major operation
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
nursing school; nursing college
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
national holiday; public holiday
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
workers; employees; people on duty
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to say; to tell; to state; to do
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape