to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
much less; to say nothing of
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in the future; another day; later
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to repeat; to do over again
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
cooking expert; culinary researcher
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
gifted education; special education for gifted children
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to increase; to add to; to augment
thousands; several thousand
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
commerce; trade; business
vocational school; technical school
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly