age difference; disparity in age; age gap
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
pursuit of profits; profit-seeking
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
but; however; although; though
public interest; public benefit; public good
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
cancellation of a contract
department of economics; faculty of economics
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
weak point; unskillfulness
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program
working adult; full-fledged member of society
medical university; medical college; medical school
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt