(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
about; on; regarding; per; for every
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
minimum; at the very least
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
that; the matter in question
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
presumption; assumption; estimation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
married woman; another's wife
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted