serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
edict; public announcement
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
chair; stool; post; office; position
trouble; quarrel; dispute
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
moment by moment; hour by hour
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
company; corporation; workplace
finding employment; getting a job
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
miser; niggard; cheapskate
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
competent; suitable; qualified
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
holding two or more positions concurrently
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs