absence due to illness; sick leave
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
high-school baseball player
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
moving; touching; stirring
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
infancy; childhood; tender age
technique; art; skill; move
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
opinion; intention; thought
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
ago; since; before; previous
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments