training (esp. in-service); induction course
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
end of consecutive holidays
scene; view; prospect; outlook
hot topic; talk of the town
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
to expend money; to spend money
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
homeroom; form room; form class
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
action committee; executive committee
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
principle of laissez-faire
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling