in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
incident; affair; happening; event
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
detailed; minute; articulate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
senior high school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
medical care; medical treatment
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
information technology; IT
company; corporation; workplace
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to entrust; to leave to a person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she