several years; a few years
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
completely relying on others
impossible to do (although wants to)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
briskly with small steps; trotting
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
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)
society; public; community; social studies
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
as you see; as you can see
very much; exceedingly; extremely
healthy; sound; wholesome
health; healthy; sound; fit
day after day; day by day
student (esp. a university student)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
independence; self-reliance