unspecified large number (of people)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
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)
new graduate; recent graduate
to start working; to take action
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tradition; legend; folklore
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)