barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
environment; surroundings; circumstances
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
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)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
teaching licence; teacher's license
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
junior high school student; middle school pupil
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; like that; that sort of
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at work; in the midst of work; working
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
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.)