no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
will not do; do not; does not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
person from the Kansai region
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
greater than ...; bigger ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to