change of occupation; career change
service industry; service sector
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
estimate (of costs); budget
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
home-schooling; studying at home
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to get a (driver's) license
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
driving skill; one's skill as a driver
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
self-analysis; autoanalysis
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
minimum; at the very least
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings