-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
finding employment; getting a job
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
question; inquiry; enquiry
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
beyond that point; after that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one's post; place of work; workplace
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sympathy; empathy; response
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)