discarding; firing (an employee)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
price; cost; value; worth; value
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to employ; to hire; to charter
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
(written) contract; agreement
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from the viewpoint of; according to
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
company; corporation; workplace
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
besides; in addition; also; moreover
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
capital; funds; seed money; asset
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
scandal; deplorable event
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
reduction; diminution; abatement
colouring; coloring; colorant
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
increase (in an amount of money)