study; diligence; discount; reduction
type of occupation; occupational category
being very popular; being in great demand
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
consideration; taking into account
office hours; business hours; working hours
person of common sense; common sense man
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to redeem (from sin); to save
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
stepping back; drawing back
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident