finding employment; getting a job
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
beforehand; in advance; previously
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
back country; remote countryside
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
document; official papers
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
offender; criminal; culprit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
medical science; medicine
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o