patterns of thinking; train of thought
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
don't you think?; indicates question
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
government worker; public servant; civil servant
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to snatch from; to steal from
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
wages; pay; rental payment
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strike (i.e. industrial action)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
childcare leave; maternity leave
system; institution; organization; organisation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
association; union; guild
trend of the times; way things are going
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a child; when one was a child
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
information bureau; intelligence department
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
notice; notification; report; posting
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)