labor; labour; manpower; working force
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
rehabilitation (in society)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
different thing; another question; different case
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
principle; theory; fundamental truth
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(right at the) side; just beside
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
periodic; regular; routine
training (esp. in-service); induction course
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how many people; a number of people
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
hedge; fence; border; limit
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want