attendance (at school); going to school
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
discovery; detection; finding
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
breath; breathing; tone; mood
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
form; shape; figure; visage
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
one's post; place of work; workplace
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
generation; the world; the age
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding