March; third month of the lunar calendar
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be worried; to be troubled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to increase; to add to; to augment
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
plural; multiple; several
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
how; in what way; by what means
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)