nothing but; except; no more than
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
... years old; age (of) ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
only; merely; but; no more than
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
society; public; community; social studies
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
just because; even if; even though
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
myself; yourself; I; me; you
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; at; when; by; with
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive