job hunting; job searching
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
long men's underpants (resembling loose Bermuda shorts)
to be sticky; to be close together
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
only recently; just of late
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to fold up; to fold into layers
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
simply; merely; only; solely
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum