to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
government worker; public servant; civil servant
company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
aging; wearing out; deterioration
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to move forward; to move on
civil service examination
good wife and wise mother
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
(insectile, especially moth) scales
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
(degree of) customer satisfaction
low rating; bad reputation
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
war; fighting; fierce competition
as soon as possible; ASAP
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
(police) detective; criminal matter
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable