within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
business office; place of business
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
Oriental country; the Orient
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
contract; compact; agreement
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
covered in mud; mud-caked
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
job hunting; job searching
postponement; deferment; adjournment
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
that's true; of course; obviously
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake