passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
best regards; please take care of; please do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
simply; merely; only; solely
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to repeat; to do something over again
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
Western food; Western-style food
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
such ... as; or some such
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
festival; feast; carnival
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight