the masses; common people
employee training; employee education
self-timer; delayed-action (shutter release)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
letter of resignation; request for retirement
fax; facsimile; fax machine
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
population ageing (aging)
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
starting (construction) work
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
maternity leave; paternity leave
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
volunteer activities; volunteerism
making one's best exertions
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to win the prize; to win the ring
fertile shoot of field horsetail
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
third day of the month; three days
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles