to say; to be called; to do
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
medical care; medical treatment
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
business; trade; operations; sales
type of occupation; occupational category
ignorant of the ways of the world
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
police officer; policeman; constable
such; like that; that sort of; very
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to pass (of time); to elapse
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
contract; compact; agreement
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
when; how soon; how long until
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
everybody; every last one of them; all
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)