head of personnel department
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
promotion department; development department; enhancement department
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
goal to strive for; challenge
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
hair growth formula; hair growth agent
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
your acquaintance; people who know
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
division (of company); operations department
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
copier paper; photocopying paper
potato chips; potato crisps
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together