learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's post; place of work; workplace
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
reaction; response; reaction
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
indicates failure, regret, etc.
to publish a book; to put out a book
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
healthy; sound; wholesome
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
raging fire; conflagration
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)