person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
household economy; family finances
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
interval; break; pause; spare moment
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
drinking party; get-together
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
very much; very many; more and more
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
job hunting; job searching
professor; teaching; instruction
recommendation; referral; endorsement
kindness; intimacy; friendship
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
license; permit; licence; certificate
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
strong opposition; vehement opposition