women's bath; women's section in a public bath
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
publication in a new format or binding; special edition
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
square metre; square meter
clerical desk; office desk
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime
attractiveness; charm; amiability
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
new graduate; recent graduate
business office; place of business
passing the winter; hibernation
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to win favour; to win favor
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
number of (large) animals
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
home delivery (of food); outside catering
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
sports-minded; sports-oriented
horseplay; fooling around
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world