job hunting; job searching
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
master; teacher; stable master
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
for your information; I'm telling you
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
eating; bite (in fishing)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer