bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
future; possible; potential; prospective
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to find useful; to think highly of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
personal history; background; career
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
again; once more; a second time
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
employer's house; master's house
rented house; house for rent
freely; frankly; without reserve
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
generation; lifetime; age
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
security; stability; safety; peace
without; but if; otherwise; or else
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
internal conditions; true state of affairs
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous