(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
wetting; love affair; lover
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to start working; to take action
earnings from a part-time job
every month; each month; monthly
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to take over; to hand over
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
should; must; -able; probably; likely
what do you want?; can I help you?
university student; college student
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
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)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
leisure time; idle moment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
home tutor; private tutor; coach
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at once; immediately; right now