to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bento; Japanese box lunch
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
office hours; business hours; working hours
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
but; however; provided that
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
prohibition; inhibition; ban
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the whole day; all the day
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
regarding highly; attaching importance to
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
almost every day; almost daily
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
piece of evidence; evidence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to explain; to dispel doubts
frequency (of occurrence)
grasp; catch; understanding