friend request (e.g. on a social network)
expected value; expectation value; expectation
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
job opening-to-application ratio; job-offers-seekers ratio
unprecedented; record-breaking
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
go that far; to that extent
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
reopening; resumption; restarting
periodic; regular; routine
particularly; only; in the case of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
indeed; really; truly; very much
society; the world; the times
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
university graduate; having graduated from university
acquisition of a qualification
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to give the stamp of approval
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
certified public accountant
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.