shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
until now; so far; up to the present
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
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.)
choices; alternatives; options
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this (very thing); this precisely
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
Japanese-style confectionary store
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
department store; department
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
that's the way it is; such is life
factory; plant; mill; workshop
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
name; given name; first name
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness