maid; helper; help; assistance
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
second-hand shop; curio shop
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
long-distance call; trunk call
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
appearance; air; mien; getup
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking