very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
heart attack; to have a heart attack
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
position; job; employment; opening
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
senior high school; high school
late at night; at a late hour
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)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
finding employment; getting a job
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
this and that; one thing or another
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
cannot be helped; unavoidable
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
world; society; people; the public
exposure to wind; severe criticism
pointing out; identification
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less