to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
company; corporation; workplace
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good old; good old-fashioned
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
match; game; bout; contest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
signing; autograph session
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
cartoon-character costume
preschool education; early childhood education
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)