regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
river; stream; River; the ... river
free (of charge); gratuitous
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
foreign capital group; foreign company
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)