jobless university graduate
go that far; to that extent
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
place; situation; position; location
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.)
just a minute; small quantity
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
of no interest; not interested
since when; from when; how long
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to call again; to call someone back
elder sister; older female friend
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)