circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
work; business; company; study
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
monetary; financial; pecuniary
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount