primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
future (usually near); prospects
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
selection; choice; option
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
service industry; service sector
go that far; to that extent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
general idea; concept; notion
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wherein; therein; thereinto
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one's post; place of work; workplace
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull