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Youichi

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Sayoko

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no overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime

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oops; uh oh; drats

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to think too much of; to make too much of

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amount financed; loan amount

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institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory

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male-dominated society; patriarchal society

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being in office

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my husband; one's family; family member

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plateau; tableland; eminence

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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one's work environment

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spare key

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outward appearance; apparent

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one has no other choice but to do what one has to do

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male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women

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staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

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representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

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what day?; what day of the week?

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brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

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creditor

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the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

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hay; dry grass

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(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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construction company

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make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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glorious achievement; distinguished service

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a bolt out of the blue

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to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation

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crisis management

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table of contents; contents

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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photography; taking photographs

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bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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tiny; little; wee

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taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

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future prospects; promise

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do ...

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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going home from work; on the way home from work

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