study; diligence; discount; reduction
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
changing clothes; change of clothes
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to move (house); to change residence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
society; public; community; social studies
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be worried; to be troubled
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump