applicant; candidate; volunteer
interview; oral examination
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
second-round interview; second-stage interview
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
interview (e.g. for a job)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
first-round interview; first-stage interview
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
first time; first; initial
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
only; merely; but; no more than
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
nice; likeable; desirable
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
department store; department
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
housewarming gift; housewarming
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code