processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
at that time; in those days
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foreign capital group; foreign company
public relations department (section, office)
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
(period of) a year; during an era
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
change of occupation; career change
joining a company as a mid-career hire
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
time; season; period; phase; stage
study; diligence; discount; reduction
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
in every case; in everything; in all matters
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)