we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
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)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thereupon; shortly thereafter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
addition; increase; Canada
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
true state; actual condition; reality
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be able to manage somehow or another
as you know; as you are aware
document; official papers
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
one's later years; final years (in life)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
how many people; a number of people
relations; members of extended family
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least