vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
university of arts; arts college
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
job hunting; job searching
to need; to call for; to require
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
job; work; duties; trade; skill
finding employment; getting a job
job hunting; job searching
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
study; diligence; discount; reduction
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unqualified; without qualifications
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
point in common; common feature
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
living thing; organism; creature; biology
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building