aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to congratulate; to celebrate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
and; thereupon; because of that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
single-mother household; fatherless family
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
woman; female; feminine gender
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
first-aid; emergency (aid)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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)
professor; teaching; instruction
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality