bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
hard (life); tough (world)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
delicious; appetizing; appetising
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew