then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(principle of) equal pay for equal work
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
employment system; employment pattern
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
should; must; -able; probably; likely
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
non-fulltime worker; non-permanent worker; temp worker; temporary worker
trial; judgement; judgment
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
medical science; medical department
pharmaceutical college; college of pharmacy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
action of making something; -ification
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)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Japanese company (business, firm)
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
new graduate; recent graduate