joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
whispered conversation; whispering
headquarters; head office; main office
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
well-known; noted; celebrated
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
young and energetic; up-and-coming
mental; psychological; physical
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
spirit; heart; disposition
emotional scars; mental trauma
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
former imperial university
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
professor; teaching; instruction
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
one of these days; someday; one day
sentiment; sentimentality
fellow (at an academic institution, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
official title; name of one's job
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
present (brought by a visitor); gift