public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
study group; study meeting
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
racking up unmanageably large mobile data costs; bill shock; (lit.) death by packet; being subjected to download speed restrictions (as a result of exceeding one's monthly mobile data allowance)
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
employee's attendance record
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
morning; forenoon; just before noon
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to become summerly; to become like summer
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
highly concentrated; thick; rich; dark
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
something like ...; something called ...
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
another thing; other things; another man's property
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline