important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to have a talk; to tell a story
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
last week; the week before
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
that day; the very same day
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
participation; joining; entry; adherence
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
instead; but (on the other hand)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)