notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to quit one's job; to resign
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)