disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
night duty; night shift; night work
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
technological development
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
production system; production method; manufacturing system
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
cake served with tea; teacake
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
living together; coexistence
second; number two; runner-up
preface; introduction; preamble
a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
finding employment; getting a job
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant