year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 when it comes to ...;  if one were to speak of ...;  by ... you mean ...;  when you say ... you mean that ...;  whenever ...;  if it's ... then (without fail)
 cabinet (of a government);  ministry
 formation;  establishment;  conclusion (e.g. of a deal);  reaching (e.g. an agreement);  being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.);  holding
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 Public Employment Security Office
 casual laborer (labourer);  day laborer (labourer)
 to send;  to forward;  to hand over (e.g. money)
 fight;  battle;  combat;  struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.);  strife;  (labor) dispute
 to cross (legs or arms);  to link (arms);  to put together;  to construct;  to braid;  to plait;  to grapple
 spread;  extension;  influence;  aftereffect;  ripple
 event;  affair;  incident;  case;  plot;  trouble
 unprecedented;  record-breaking
 difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
 countermeasures against unemployment;  relief measures for the unemployed
 project;  enterprise;  business; (arch.)  act; (arch.)  deed; (arch.)  conduct
 daily allowance;  daily wages
 yen (Japanese monetary unit);  circle
 naming;  giving a name;  designation;  nominal
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 to give birth;  to bear (child);  to lay (eggs);  to produce;  to yield;  to give rise to
 to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case);  to be ... or something
 primary school;  elementary school;  grade school
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 through;  throughout;  through (the good offices of);  by way of
 row;  line;  company (of someone);  group;  sequence;  counter for rows
 head;  lead;  vanguard;  first
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 document screening;  paper screening;  narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
 to knead;  to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame);  to polish (a plan, etc.);  to refine;  to train;  to drill;  to gloss (silk)
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 large part;  greater part;  people in general;  general public;  mostly;  for the most part
 junior high school graduate;  middle school graduate
 person;  -er; (arch.)  expert; (arch.)  geisha; (arch.)  prostitute
 or something;  for instance ... (though there are other suitable options);  ... or ...;  as soon as;  right after;  while still