effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go out and away; to leave
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
severe; strict; tough; hard
loveable; very likeable; like very much
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
company; corporation; workplace
big corporation; major firm; leading company
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
several years; a few years
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
in succession; one by one
to move (house); to change residence
light-emitting diode; LED
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)