unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
white; correction fluid; white-out
appointed time; timetable; schedule
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
soldier; combatant; warrior
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
feminization; feminisation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
birth; creation; formation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
division (of company); operations department
America (land mass); the Americas
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
light; faint; pale; fleeting
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
decision; determination; resolution
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
on duty; at work; while working
demotion; relegation; downgrading
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
training (esp. in-service); induction course