to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how; in what way; how about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
coming and going; commuting
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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)
job hunting; job searching
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
government service; the bureaucracy
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
government worker; public servant; civil servant
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
university graduate; having graduated from university
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
illegal channel; back channel; black market
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hate; to dislike; to loathe