face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
duty station; place of business; work location
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
job hunting; job searching
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
absence from work without permission
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady