action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
finding employment; getting a job
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
in the meanwhile; during the time
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(not) even once; (not) ever
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become empty; to be emptied
covered in mud; mud-caked
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
while; during; while; although; all; both
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
how many years; how long; what year
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention