improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
job hunting; job searching
interview (e.g. for a job)
family which supports a temple; parishioner
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sake brewer; sake brewery
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
fate; destiny; predestination
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
export; exportation; efferent
work; business; company; study
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
ratio of job openings to job applicants
a Buddha; deceased person
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
attendance; participation; presence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection