staff member; employee; worker; personnel
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
business; work; operations; service; duties
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
name plate; name tag; label
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
municipal office; council; city hall
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
village office; local administration office in a village
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
trouble; bother; annoyance
point in common; common feature
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
in search of; in order to look for
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to strike dead; to beat to death
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely