izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
malicious prank by a part-time worker
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
approval; license; licence; permission
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
status of residence; visa status; immigration status
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
forced repatriation; deportation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
enterprise; business; company; corporation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to accept; to receive; to agree
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sorry; excuse me; thank you
surely; certainly; without doubt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust