what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
trouble; bother; annoyance
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)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
solitude; loneliness; isolation
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
office romance; office love affair
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I see; that's right; indeed
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
failure; mistake; blunder
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and