reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
job hunting; job searching
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
to arrive home; to return
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
corporate drone; corporate slave
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious