conversion; shift; about-face; switch
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to state; to express; to mention
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
certainly; surely; definitely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
continuation; succession; series
fifth day of the month; five days
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be surprised; to be astonished
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
two persons; two people; pair; couple
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
all night; throughout the night
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out