setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
finding employment; getting a job
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
hello; good day; good afternoon
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
changing clothes; change of clothes
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
pronunciation; production of sound
very loud volume; megavolume
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
elementary and middle schools
(for the) first time in one's life
all present; all concerned; all of us
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)