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 ...
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)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
company; corporation; workplace
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally