on duty; at work; while working
official regulations; inner rules
association; union; guild
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
spoken language; colloquial expression
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(white-collar) worker's union; faculty union
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
future (usually near); prospects
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little