(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
wet fallen leaves; retired men who get underfoot at home
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to start working; to take action
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
every month; each month; monthly
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what do you want?; can I help you?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
life; living; I; me; student
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
free time; spare time; idle moment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(home) tutor; private teacher
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
at once; immediately; right now