from the beginning; from scratch
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
correction; rectification; mending; repair
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
that's the way it is; such is life
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
planning; project; plan; design
long ago; already; a long time ago
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
hard (life); tough (world)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
that is to say; so that means
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
your company; your shrine
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
notice; attention; observation
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
club activities; extracurricular activities
economics department; economics school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally