all people; everybody; ten thousand people
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
new graduate; recent graduate
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
not necessarily so; is not always true
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-