route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
finding employment; getting a job
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
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)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be found; to be discovered
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
king; monarch; ruler; champion
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)