too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
finding employment; getting a job
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
to be prolonged; to drag on
depression; recession; slump
society; public; community; social studies
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
working adult; full-fledged member of society
generation; the world; the age
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...