to manage something successfully; to be successful
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
on bad terms; at loggerheads
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to quit one's job; to resign
research institute; (research) laboratory
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
going to the United States
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to become possible; to become able to (do)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other