to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
in comparison to; rather than
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
company; corporation; workplace
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
working adult; full-fledged member of society
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that; the matter in question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
earnings from a part-time job