student (esp. a university student)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
study; research; investigation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
university graduate; having graduated from university
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
one's post; place of work; workplace
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
having said that; on the other hand
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again