feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
hairdresser; hairdressing
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to jar; to creak; to grate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
information; news; intelligence
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
government official; clerk
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice