yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
article; thing; object; property; real estate
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be found; to be discovered
to subsist; to keep on living
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
pride; boast; credit (to)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
in public; in company; in the presence of others
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
had better ...; had better not ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
such; this sort of; like this
how; in what way; how about
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks