new employee; freshman employee; new hire
waste of time; killing time
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
really; truly; indeed; good grief
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to affect; to impact; to influence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at that time; in those days
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
normalcy; normality; normal
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires