career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to have a talk; to tell a story
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
first thing in the afternoon
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
public hall; community center; community centre
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
home area; home town; local
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to collect; to assemble; to gather
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
within; inside of; less than
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is