to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
under repair; out of service
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
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.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
only; merely; but; no more than
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
society; public; community; social studies
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
just because; even if; even though
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
myself; yourself; I; me; you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)