this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
job description; job specification; job content
specialization; specialisation
yield; output; production
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
friction; discord; strife
sign; indication; omen; symptom
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
buying; purchasing; laying in
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
everything; anything; nothing
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
results of a scientific investigation; findings
optimization; optimisation
agricultural land; farmland
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition