how many years; how long; what year
study; research; investigation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
just because; even if; even though
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
estimate (of costs); budget
big corporation; major firm; leading company
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
businessman; industrialist
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally