to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
personal feelings; self-interest
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
finding employment; getting a job
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
society; the world; the times
being very popular; being in great demand
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for example; for instance; e.g.
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point