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Emiko

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jobless university graduate

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irregular employment; atypical employment

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labor problem; labour problem

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to take up a problem

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sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind

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collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst

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where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

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Higuchi

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difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)

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dispute; contention; conflict; controversy

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a tip

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staff identity card; employee ID card

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salary raise

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Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office

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contract period

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

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part-time work

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to hate; to detest

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dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

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rejection (of an application)

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new graduate; recent graduate

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interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

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ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

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copier; copy machine; photocopier

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arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

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tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

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last-minute cancellation

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(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

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average mark; mean point

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Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

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aiming too high

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dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

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all over Japan; throughout Japan

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depression; recession; slump

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general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

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illustrator

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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graduate school

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

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sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

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tea with milk

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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to open a business

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