function; facility; faculty; feature
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
power; might; authority; influence
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
employment (long term); hire
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's post; place of work; workplace
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
training (esp. in-service); induction course
study; research; investigation
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
instead; but (on the other hand)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to employ; to hire; to charter
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
almost; roughly; approximately
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice