free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
female junior high school student
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
historic; historical; traditional
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
general; popular; common; typical
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
success or failure; result
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
older sister; elder sister
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to repeat; to do something over again
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can