change of occupation; career change
greeting; a fine thing to say
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
opinion; intention; thought
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sender; consignor; remitter
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
particularly; only; in the case of
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post