land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
female high-school student
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
routine work; everyday work
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
all nighter; sleepless night
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
whereabout; about where; how much
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
exhibition; display; putting on show
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
returned goods; returning purchased goods