company; corporation; workplace
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
ability; capability; competence; skill
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
business trip; official trip
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)