road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
Yoshi (Nintendo character)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
job separation rate; job turnover
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just because; even if; even though
one's post; place of work; workplace
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
materials; data; document
to some extent; to a certain extent
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at that time; in those days
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school