to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
space (room, area, outer space)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
leaving work; clocking out
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
job hunting; job searching
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
I don't want to boast but
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
interview (e.g. for a job)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
firm; unshakeable; resolute
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead