to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
choices; alternatives; options
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
meaning; significance; sense
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
companion; company; tritagonist
station; office; guardroom
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
had better ...; had better not ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe