information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
intention; idea; inclination; wish
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)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
(Japanese) system of lifetime employment
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
labor market; labour market
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
factory; plant; mill; workshop
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during