inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to appear in the newspaper
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
reshuffling; job rotation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
mental illness; emotional disorder
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the opposite direction; the other way
going to Tokyo; going east
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ultramarine colour (color)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)