to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
company; corporation; workplace
father; dad; husband; you; he
new graduate; recent graduate
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)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school; high school
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
drinking party; get-together
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
if you think about it; come to think of it
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny