unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
leather; leathercloth; razor
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to speak; to say; to vocalize
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
special training; intensive training; crash course
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
place where one works; construction site; working area
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning