advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
finding employment; getting a job
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to have a talk; to tell a story
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
exclusive; attached to; specialist
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
match; game; bout; contest
interest (in something); enthusiasm
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
home; household; family; hearth
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
grandfather; male senior-citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)