udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
reopening after renovation
low blood sugar; hypoglycemia
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
operating officer; company executive
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
discipline; punishment; reprimand
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to pen; to write; to draw
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to perceive; to understand
postcard; memo; note; card
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
guess; speculation; supposition
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to worry about the future