job application form; employee satisfaction
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
(made of) stone; stone-built
robust health; able-bodied
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be the ruin of (a person)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
smuggling; contraband trade
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
commerce; trade; business
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
periodic; regular; routine
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
control; management (e.g. of a business)
comparatively; relatively
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
transactions; dealings; business
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
a short while ago; already