circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
insurance; guarantee; warranty
big corporation; major firm; leading company
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
job satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
railroad corporation; railway company
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
seniority by length of service
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
history of a company; one's career with a company; length of service in a company
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism