completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
hymns of praise in Japanese
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
natural; reasonable; understandable
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
two at a time; two by two; in twos
changing directions; turning around
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
bank; banking institution
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to graduate from a university
employment agency; placement agency; labour exchange; labor exchange
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
somehow; for some reason (or other)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
to think of; to come up with