ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
the same occupation; the said occupation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
beyond that point; after that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you