bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ability; capability; competence; skill
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
future (usually near); prospects
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
job hunting; job searching
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that's the way it is; such is life
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
student (esp. a university student)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame