difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
please (give me); please (do for me)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
section manager; section chief
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
such; this sort of; like this
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter