starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
largest company; industry leader
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to disperse; to take a castle
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
with a start; with a jump
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)