to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
reform; reformation; reorganization
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I see; that's right; indeed
company president; manager; director
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...