stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
job; work; duties; trade; skill
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one's post; place of work; workplace
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Western person; Westerner
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
clerk; office worker; office staff
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
human relations; personal relationships
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil