flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
karoshi; death from overwork
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
want to ... do something; would like to ...
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to show up; to appear; to turn up
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
bakery; baker; pastry shop
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge