job hunting; job searching
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
job hunting; job searching
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
beginning; outset; first; onset
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be able to manage somehow or another
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
continuation; succession; series
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
type of occupation; occupational category
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
rather; sooner; preferably
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to jump at; to be attracted by
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
without; but if; otherwise; or else
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this and that; various things
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
failure; mistake; blunder