service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
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)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
true state; actual condition; reality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
finding employment; getting a job
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
bank; banking institution
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be to the point; to be pertinent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do