other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
everything; anything; nothing
trusting too much; overestimating ability
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
only; merely; but; no more than
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
free (of charge); gratuitous
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious