university (college) professor
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to entrust; to leave to a person
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
perfectly round; perfectly circular
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now