popular person; favorite; favourite
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
university student; college student
job hunting; job searching
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
job hunting; job searching
author; writer; novelist; artist
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very much; very many; more and more
personal business; sole proprietorship
to try to do; to attempt to do
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
human relations; personal relationships
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
on the occasion of; at the time of
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
largest class; top category
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
arbor facing a spring (arbour)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction