study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
story; tale; talk; discussion
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
changing clothes; change of clothes
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to move (house); to change residence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nothing but; except; no more than
society; public; community; social studies
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be worried; to be troubled
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth