goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
just a minute; small quantity
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
human relations; personal relationships
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
finding employment; getting a job
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
senior high school; high school
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
is never the case; has never happened
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on