to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to rise; to erect; to get up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
employer's house; master's house
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
of course; certainly; naturally
again; once more; a second time
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
timewasting; killing time
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
student (esp. a university student)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix