elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
change of occupation; career change
world economy; international economy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(not) a single person; (no) one
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
carrying voice; well-projected voice
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
just managing; with great difficulty
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
notice; attention; observation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
chair; stool; post; office; position
to kick over; to kick down
honour; honor; glory; privilege