dream for the future; hopes for the future
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
greeting; a fine thing to say
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
now that; since; so long as; because
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of