thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
history of; experience of
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
that day; the very same day
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
future (usually near); prospects
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
meaning; significance; sense
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
world; society; people; the public