to happen to pass by; to pass by
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to set (sun); to become dark
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
job hunting; job searching
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
look; glance; (at first) sight
interest (in something); enthusiasm
detour; circumvention; turning movement
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known