going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
corporate drone; corporate slave
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
side gate; side door; service entrance
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
place where one lives; countryside; the country
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
one's husband; one's wife
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
a dime a dozen; two a penny
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to be suspected without cause
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to stay calm; to keep cool
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows