joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
maternity leave; paternity leave
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to establish; to formulate
question to be settled first; first consideration
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
second-year student; biennial
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
along; parallel to; in accordance with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
development; exploitation
new residential area; new residential development
group; bunch; crowd; group