company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
aging; wearing out; deterioration
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to move forward; to move on
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
civil service examination
good wife and wise mother
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
(insectile, especially moth) scales
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
(degree of) customer satisfaction
low rating; bad reputation
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn