once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
self-supporting student; working student
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it is I who should say so
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
suffix for familiar person
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
senior high school student
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
future (usually near); prospects
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary