narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
trend of the times; way things are going
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
success or failure; result
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
that's a different matter; that's a different story
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
guess; conjecture; surmise
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
president (of a society); chairman
to resign from one's post
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)