Spanish food; Spanish cooking
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
paella (Spanish rice dish)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
(period of) a year; during an era
termination of employment contract; unfair termination
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
new graduate; recent graduate
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
not necessarily so; is not always true
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
support; backing; aid; assistance
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
influencer (e.g. on social media)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha