dangerous driving; reckless driving
looking from the side; looking aside
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
what's that?; what the...
prohibition; ban; suspension
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
help wanted advertisements
to lose money; to spend money
to become bright; to become clear
letter of resignation; request for retirement
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
competitive swimming; swimming race
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
natural voice (without a microphone)
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
office hours; business hours; working hours
written request; request for ...; application for ...
chronological order; time series
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted