quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
future (usually near); prospects
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
service industry; service sector
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
job; work; duties; trade; skill
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one's post; place of work; workplace
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
company; corporation; workplace
clerk; office worker; office staff
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)