competitors' products; others on the market
without missing (a day of) work
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
department of English literature
unapproved; lack of approval
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
(a place) out of one's reach
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
living with one's parents; living at home
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
first (of its kind) in Japan
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
new graduate; recent graduate
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
karoshi; death from overwork
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty