to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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.)
living by oneself; living alone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
company; corporation; workplace
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered