what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
how long; how far; how much
after tax income; net income
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
home; household; family; hearth
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
continuing one's education into university
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
system; institution; organization; organisation
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
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 ...
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to spend time (on doing something)