marriage between coworkers
holding out a little longer
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
clearing one's throat; cough
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
establishment (of a business); founding
company director; board member
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
fast walking; semi-jogging
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
supporting role (actor); minor role
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to smash violently; to crush
hard worker; hardworking person
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
chit; sales slip; voucher
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to shave off; to scrape off
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect