joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
at that time; in those days
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
gem; jewel; precious stone
and; thereupon; because of that
retirement at one's own request
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to care for someone; to look after someone
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to say; to be called; to do
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
showing one's face in public; facing another person
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
common reed (Phragmites australis)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
sharp sighted; easily awakened
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone