fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
not a little; not a few; considerable
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's house; one's home; one's family
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
continuing one's education into university
highest institute of education
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
job hunting; seeking employment
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
full-time (work); full time
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
student of a women's college; female university student