whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
great trouble; difficulty
(arch.) first-born imperial prince; most important provincial shrine
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
Japanese-style business management; adoption of Japanese business practices (such as lifelong employment, seniority-based promotions, etc.)
early retirement program; early retirement programme
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
successor (TV) program; follow-on program
(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
company-internal information
person who dislikes smoking; anti-smoker; militant nonsmoker
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
adulterous love affair with someone at work
numeric operation; numeric calculation
official test for a secretarial qualification
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
separate post; separate mail; separate cover
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules