state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to employ; to hire; to charter
finding employment; getting a job
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
small number; few; minority
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
choices; alternatives; options
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
new product; new line (of products)
development; exploitation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
set meal; special (of the day)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride