contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
without missing (a day of) work
university graduate; having graduated from university
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
company president; manager; director
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wet behind the ears; inexperienced; immature
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
if you think about it; come to think of it
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
hello; good day; good afternoon
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
boy; son; baby boy; young man
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
set meal; special (of the day)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst