work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
tolerance; broad-mindedness
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
sense of loss; feeling of loss
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
resentment; indignation; anger
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)