a great variety of; diversity
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
such; like that; that sort of; very
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one cause; one reason; one factor
at that time; in those days
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
(social) class; rank; grade
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels