everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
steady; sound; reliable; solid
family; members of a family
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
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...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat