(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
color of water after washing rice (colour)
bank; banking institution
to accept; to receive; to agree
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it hasn't been long since
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be able to manage somehow or another
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
business; trade; operations; sales
assistant chief of staff, g1
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
senior high school; high school
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
small; fine; detailed; stingy
from the beginning; from scratch
difficult to approach; inaccessible
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
another company; other company