older employee who does not have much actual work
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to attempt; to test; to try out
limited time; limited-time offer
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say no more; to sink into silence
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
last week; the week before
third day of the month; three days
finding employment; getting a job
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
selection; choice; picking out
two parts; two copies; the second part
household economy; family finances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
working adult; full-fledged member of society
how can (one) do something
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
good feeling; feeling good
to have a name entered in the family register
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
ultimate; final; last; eventual
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)