height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
continuing one's education into university
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
teacher-training curriculum
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
to dash off; to write freely
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
finding employment; getting a job
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
teacher employment examination
the times; the world; society
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
university graduate; having graduated from university
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
bubble generation; generation that came of age during the Japanese bubble economy era (born 1965-1970)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
one's own child; one's own children
training; drill; practice; discipline
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
screening (a movie); showing
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
script; screenplay; scenario
drama; theatre; theater; play
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)