although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to pass (of time); to elapse
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
company; corporation; workplace
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
(period of) a year; during an era
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
by means of; due to; because of; according to
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
document; official papers
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
control; management (e.g. of a business)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others