退職
resignation; retirement; to quit/retire from a job
→ After retiring at the mandatory age, I want to live a leisurely life.
転職
changing jobs; to switch jobs
→ I registered on a job-change portal website and am looking for a new job.
首になる
to get fired; to be dismissed; to get the sack
→ Because I was late way too often, I got fired.
リストラ
restructuring; downsizing; corporate layoff; to lay off
→ Due to the economic recession, the number of people being laid off is increasing.
独立
independence; striking out on one's own; to be independent
→ He quit his company job and struck out on his own to start a business.
着々［と］
steadily; step by step; smoothly progressing
→ The project is progressing steadily and smoothly step by step.
フリー
freelance; free; gratuitous
→ Working as a freelancer grants freedom, but one's income tends to be unstable.
不平
complaint; discontent; grievance; dissatisfaction
→ Even if you do nothing but voice your discontents and grievances, nothing will change.
満足(な/する)
satisfaction; contentment; to be satisfied
→ I am well satisfied with the results of the test.
辛抱
patience; endurance; perseverance; to bear/endure
→ If you wait patiently and with endurance, good things will surely come your way.
ぐっと
firmly; holding back; gulping down; significantly
→ I firmly held back my tears with all my might.
負う
to bear; to carry; to sustain (injury); to shoulder
→ He sustained a major, grievous injury in the accident.
溶け込む
to melt into; to blend in; to adapt to
→ I was able to blend in and adapt to the new class right away.
やむを得ず
unavoidably; reluctantly; out of sheer necessity
→ Because the trains stopped, I reluctantly had to take a taxi out of sheer necessity.
立ち上げる
to launch; to set up; to boot up; to start (a business)
→ I launched and set up a new project.
試みる
to try; to attempt; to test out
→ I attempted a new method, but it did not go well.
専念
devoting oneself to; concentrating solely on
→ Before examinations, one should devote oneself solely to studying.
悔やむ
to regret; to mourn; to lament
→ I am regretting that I should have studied much harder at that time.
見送る
to postpone; to put off; to see off
→ Because the weather is bad, we decided to postpone the trip.
逃す
to miss (an opportunity); to let escape
→ Missing the train, I ended up letting the crucial interview opportunity slip away.
重なる
to pile up; to overlap; to happen repeatedly
→ Misfortunes piled up in succession; it was a deeply trying year.
引き止める
to hold back; to detain; to restrain; to stop someone from leaving
→ I held back and stopped my friend who was about to go home.
特殊(な)
special; unique; peculiar; specialized
→ Specialized and rigorous training is required to operate this machinery.
身の回り
one's immediate belongings; personal matters; everyday care
→ Let's tidy up our immediate personal belongings before going out.
状況
situation; circumstances; state of affairs
→ Please explain the current situation and circumstances in detail.
