worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
clearing one's throat; cough
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
acquaintance; appreciative friend
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(committee) chairman; president
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
property; fortune; assets
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
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
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one's house; one's home; one's family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
underground; subterranean
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve