company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
preface; introduction; preamble
support; backing; aid; assistance
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
casualties; the killed and wounded
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
one's physical safety; personal security
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
anonymity; using an assumed name
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
identification; background check; identity confirmation
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to fire into; to shoot into
various places; several sources
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
a little bit; a little while
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
smoking area; smoking corner
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
right side; right-hand side