finding employment; getting a job
future (usually near); prospects
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)
vocational school; technical school
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to follow another's example
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
preparation; arrangements
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
slightly early; just before
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
writing implement; writing tool
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
tool; implement; means; furniture
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to accept; to receive; to agree
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
opposite side; opposition
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing