to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ago; since; before; previous
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
associate member; junior employee
promotion; raising of status
possible; likely; probable
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
place; room; margin; scope
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
middle of the night; dead of night
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
no matter how much time passes
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
lately; recently; nowadays