assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
in succession; one after another
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
living by oneself; living alone
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
transactions; dealings; business
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
reason; logic; method; system; order
to need; to call for; to require