home; household; family; hearth
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
business entity; corporate body
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
society; the world; the times
related to; in relation to
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
casting (of roles); casting
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public
minimization; minimisation
going around; patrol; round; tour
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness