employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
presumption; assumption; estimation
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
guess; conjecture; surmise
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
similar figures (in geometry)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
exclusive cut (of meat); rare cut
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
running out of energy; running out of strength
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
astronomical observation; stargazing
friction; discord; strife
tattling; telling on (someone)