to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
human relations; personal relationships
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company; corporation; workplace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
finding employment; getting a job
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups