the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
maid; helper; help; assistance
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to care for someone; to look after someone
household economy; family finances
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
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)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
genuine article; real thing; real deal
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
living together (with one more person)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)