corporate drone; corporate slave
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
company; corporation; workplace
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(legally) incorporated educational institution
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
such; this sort of; like this
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
student (esp. a university student)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
financial power; financial means; wealth
university student; college student
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
early on; earlier on; from early
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; provided that
closing time; lockup; curfew
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)