karōshi; death from overwork
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
municipal office; council; city hall
family registration official
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
living together (of two people)
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
guardian; protector; patron; parent
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
the question remains; it comes into question
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique