to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
making efficient; optimization
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
should; must; -able; probably; likely
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to lose weight; to become thin
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
world; society; people; the public
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
student (esp. a university student)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to stop walking; to pause
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention