mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
alone; by oneself; on one's own
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
evening; last night; yesterday evening
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
finding employment; getting a job
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry