well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hello; good day; good afternoon
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
junior high school student; middle school pupil
free (of charge); gratuitous
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
such; like that; that sort of
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
interested person; volunteer; supporter
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
cram school; private tutoring school
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
job hunting; job searching