vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
since when; from when; how long
how many years; how long; what year
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
senior high school; high school
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
being the runner-up; finishing second
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
scale; scope; plan; structure
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
independent; responsible; active; subjective
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
appointed time; timetable; schedule
part-time worker; part-timer