first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be able to manage somehow or other
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Japanese company (business, firm)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
... years old; age (of) ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry