what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
of no interest; not interested
and yet; though; when; in spite of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be helpful; to be useful
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
not caring; not giving a damn
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
Japanese person; Japanese people
Dragon King; promoted rook
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
time; season; period; phase; stage
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo 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.)
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to pass (of time); to elapse
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
authenticity; credibility
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)