Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to quit one's job; to resign
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
nothing but; none other than
to keep in mind; to memorize
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
ahead; before; the future
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing