very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
man; male; masculine gender
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
fourth day of the month; four days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Labor Standards Inspection Office
duty; obligation; responsibility
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to sniff out; to get wind of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
pupil; student; schoolchild
serious; not joking; straight
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
this side; in the forefront
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)