joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
homecoming; returning home
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
technical skill; ability; capacity
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inside; interior; inner part
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against