clerk; office worker; office staff
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
from here; from this place
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
government service; the bureaucracy
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to torment; to harass; to tease
while; during; while; although; all; both
feeling; sense; impression
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that's the way it is; such is life
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
meaning; significance; sense
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; in those days
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to subsist; to keep on living
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)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal