first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
number of times; frequency; count
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
humming a tune (while doing something else)
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
property; fortune; assets
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
automatic; intransitive verb
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods