darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
enterprise; business; company; corporation
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
interview (e.g. for a job)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
work-style reform; reform of work practices (location, hours, etc.)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
support; backing; aid; assistance
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point