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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
finding employment; getting a job
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
student (esp. a university student)
university graduate; having graduated from university
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
home area; home town; local
enterprise; business; company; corporation
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
while alive; during one's lifetime
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
it's been a long time; long time no see
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly