other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
future (usually near); prospects
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
primary school; elementary school; grade school
life; living; I; me; student
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
study; diligence; discount; reduction
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
results; record; grades; marks
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age