thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the other day; lately; recently
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
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)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to have a talk; to tell a story
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
management studies; business administration (study of)
professor; teaching; instruction
job hunting; job searching
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
senior high school student
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to pass (of time); to elapse
really; truly; indeed; good grief
heir; inheritor; successor
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
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
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
company president; manager; director
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
without; but if; otherwise; or else
beginning; outset; first; onset
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
listen!; you see; mind you; remember