to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
destabilization; destabilisation
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
financier; business leader
school expenses; education fund
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
self-supporting student; working student
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
part time (esp. female part time employees)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
regular employment; typical employment
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
identifying (oneself) with the middle class
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
validity; verification; propriety
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
founder; organizer; organiser
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain