on duty; at work; while working
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
wedding ring; wedding band
to quit one's job; to resign
another company; other company
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
rapid development; rapid unfolding
branch manager; manager of a branch office
report; notification; registration
university hospital; teaching hospital
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
clearing one's throat; cough
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
opening a business; opening a practice
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
leather shoes; leather boots
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone