at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
to be worried; to be troubled
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
national pension; government pension system
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
new graduate; recent graduate
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
employment (long term); hire
instability; insecurity; crankiness
university student; college student
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
income; receipts; revenue
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
interest (in something); enthusiasm
university entrance examination
memories; recollections; reminiscence
from the beginning; from scratch
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
prospects of victory; chances of success