My words

参る

まいる

to be confused, 困る

新人

しんじん

new face, newcomer, rookie, fresh recruit, modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

わざと

on purpose

手を焼く

てをやく

not know what to do with, to be at a loss with, to have difficulty with, to be put out

対照的

たいしょうてき

contrastive

大衆的

たいしゅうてき

popular (among the general public), populist, plebian, low-brow, widely liked

格差

かくさ

qualitative difference, disparity

中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

halfway, half measures, unfinished, incomplete, by halves, half-baked, half-cocked

状況

じょうきょう

state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances

同期

どうき

contemporary, corresponding period, same period, same class, employee who joined the company in the same year as oneself, classmate, ones contemporary, synchronous, synchronization, synchronization

仲間

なかま

company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner, member of the same category

手段を選ばない

Shudan o erabanai

any means

手段

しゅだん

means, way, measure

映す

うつす

to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)

鏡

かがみ

mirror, looking-glass, barrel head

活動

かつどう

action, activity, movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

生かす

いかす

to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate

取材

しゅざい

news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media), interview

終身雇用

しゅうしんこよう

lifetime employment, permanent employment

年功序列

ねんこうじょれつ

seniority by length of service

回復

かいふく

restoration, rehabilitation, recovery, return, replevin, improvement, recovery (from an illness), recuperation, convalescence

頼る

たよる

to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on

ばてる

to be exhausted, to be worn out

失恋

しつれん

disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn

応募

おうぼ

application, subscription, entry (competition, raffle, etc.), enlistment

本格的

ほんかくてき

genuine, real, regular, normal, typical, standard, orthodox, full-scale, full-blown, all-out, full-fledged, professional

録音

ろくおん

(audio) recording

支払い

しはらい

payment

提出

ていしゅつ

to present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in, presentation, submission, filing

豊か

ゆたか

abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent, very, extremely, full of, great