modern person; people of today
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
going through; going via; going by way of
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
resignation (from a position)
arrest; apprehension; capture
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to forget completely; to leave behind
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
before the gate; in front of the gate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to call in; to invite; to bring in
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment