the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
negotiations; discussions; connection
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
high (government) official
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
reasoning; logic; persuasion
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
university student; college student
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
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)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
certified public accountant
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially