one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
donated money; monetary donation; contribution
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
common knowledge; well-known fact
publicity (information) activities; public relations
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to deal with (handle) a matter
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
(necessary) personnel; required person
registration; accession; register; entry; record
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
recommendation; referral; endorsement
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
electricity; (electric) light
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
international organization; international organisation
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
forced laugh; forced smile
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
paella (Spanish rice dish)
to spend time (on doing something)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes