joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
large number (of); many; majority
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
shopping area within a train station
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
your company; your shrine
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
invitation; introduction; temptation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very