hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
boy; son; baby boy; young man
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
trio; gang of three; threesome
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
calling by name; designation; nomination
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
is that so?; I see; right; oh
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
job hunting; job searching
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
war; battle; match; game; competition
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation