today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
finding employment; getting a job
commuting to school; school commute
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
something; some kind of; for some reason
to feel a chill run down one's spine
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
employment (long term); hire
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
nonchalantly; without a care
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
every year; yearly; annually
some people; a few people; several people
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
not limited to; not just ...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
complete change; about-face