course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
comparatively; relatively
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
human; human-like; as a person
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
personal feelings; self-interest
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
absence; disregard; indifference
optimism; taking an optimistic view
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
second-round interview; second-stage interview
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
rejection (of an application)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to fail in one's social duties
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine