in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
retiring from military service
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
relation; relative; kind; cordial
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
living by oneself; living alone
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to ask a question; to ask questions
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
don't worry about it; forget about it
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
I can't die and leave things this way
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
supporting (e.g. a government); backing up; assistance; countenance
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
thorough; exhaustive; complete
Japanese writing; Japanese text
contemplation; meditation
while; even though; despite
unanticipated; unexpected
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
all for the best; what is right