you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
ratio; proportion; percentage
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
month-long period; (during) month
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
personal; individual; private
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
when it becomes; when it comes to
karoshi; death from overwork
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
last month; previous month