to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
while; even though; despite
such; this sort of; like this
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
business world; business circles; (the) industry
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
not limited to; not just ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
near oneself; close to one; familiar
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
working adult; full-fledged member of society
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on