impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
control; management; supervision
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
no matter how much time passes
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(not) so much; (not) that much
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
as a child; when one was a child
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
forcibly; against one's will
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
transactions; dealings; business
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter