old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
police; police officer; police station
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
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)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
foreign capital group; foreign company
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
finding employment; getting a job
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
going to and fro; back and forth
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to turn towards; to point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
journal; magazine; periodical
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
in comparison to; rather than
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature