actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
finding employment; getting a job
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
just a handful; only a small number (of)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
from the beginning; from scratch
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to read the situation; to sense the mood
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
chorus; singing in a chorus
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
it is I who should say so
silence; stillness; quietness