lately; recently; nowadays
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
prohibition; inhibition; ban
depending on; dependent on
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
indeed; really; truly; very much
to replace; to move; to change the position of
still better; even better
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
person concerned; interested party; related party
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
interference; meddling; butting in
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
basis for decision; evidence for judging
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
public facilities; utilities
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
even though it is not; despite not
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)