slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
finding employment; getting a job
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
sales promotion; hard selling
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beginning; outset; first; onset
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
starting line; starting point
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
future (usually near); prospects
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
until now; so far; up to the present
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
had better ...; had better not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
job hunting; job searching
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
preliminary investigation; preparation