to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
plain; plateau; tableland
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
finding employment; getting a job
working adult; full-fledged member of society
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to pile up; to accumulate
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any