prejudice; bias; distorted view
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to employ; to hire; to charter
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
business world; business circles; (the) industry
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
enterprise; business; company; corporation
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
job hunting; job searching
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
one's post; place of work; workplace
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
interview (e.g. for a job)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be able to manage somehow or another
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
how long; how much; to what extent
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment