occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
woman; female; feminine gender
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
income; receipts; revenue
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
divide into four pieces; one fourth
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
time; season; period; phase; stage
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
refraining from going outside; staying indoors
height of; middle of; full bloom
in that manner; like that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sentiment; sentimentality
in the same way as; just like
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
reopening; resumption; restarting