job application form; employee satisfaction
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
connection; link; relationship
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
close; intimate; on good terms
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
pupil; student; schoolchild
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surname; family name; last name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
older sister; elder sister
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that's the way it is; such is life
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it