splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
personal; individual; private
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
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
interior design; interior; upholstery
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
scale; scope; plan; structure
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
finding employment; getting a job
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
foreign; abroad; overseas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(abbr) Harvard (University)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
until now; so far; up to the present
anthology; collection of works
interview (e.g. for a job)
study; diligence; discount; reduction