at least; at most; (even) just
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
vocational school; technical school
money-making; earning money
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
not understanding; not knowing
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
cabin attendant; flight attendant
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to repeat; to do something over again
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
so; like this; in this way
close; intimate; on good terms
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
even if; even though; however; no matter how
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
turning evil into good through proselytization
store; shop; establishment; restaurant