to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
coming and going; commuting
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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
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
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
university graduate; having graduated from university
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)