wages; pay; rental payment
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
plural; multiple; several
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
intimacy; affection; familiarity
non-fulltime worker; non-permanent worker; temp worker; temporary worker
human; human-like; as a person
private ownership; private property
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
household expenses; residence expenses; housing expenses
education or school expenses
to be profitable; to yield a profit
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something