one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
time; hour; period; class
when it becomes; when it comes to
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in the same way as; just like
job hunting; job searching
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
I don't want to boast but
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
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)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute