to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the same generation; coeval
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
what is called; what they call; so-called
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
time; hour; period; class
store interior; inside of a shop
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
adds force or indicates command
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks