rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicate reason; infers some protest
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(together) with; -wide; including
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
world; society; people; the public
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid