time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
branch office; branch store
unanticipated; unexpected
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
bad debt; nonperforming loan
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
firmly rooted; deep-seated
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
place to put something; storage space
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger