dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
uncle (younger than one's parent)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
high mountain; lofty peak
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
absence from work without permission
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
dispute; argument; contention
incident resulting in injury
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to cause to swell; to inflame
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
branch manager; manager of a branch office
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
branch office; branch store
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat