considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
finding employment; getting a job
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
comparatively; relatively
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
January; first month of the lunar calendar
beyond that point; after that
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
February; second month of the lunar calendar
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
complete works; complete collection; complete series
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
outsider; layman; amateur
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding