painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
please (give me); please (do for me)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how; in what way; how about
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
working for a company; being employed by a company
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
senior high school; high school
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
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)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something