to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
heaven and earth; top and bottom
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
teacher employment examination
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
environment; circumstance
originally; by nature; from the start
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
junior high school student; middle school pupil
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
so; like this; in this way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; like that; that sort of; very
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at work; in the midst of work; working
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)