keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
story; tale; talk; discussion
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(not) even once; (not) ever
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be worried; to be troubled
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
one's parents' generation
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
otherwise; or else; if not
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
appointed time; timetable; schedule
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
gentle; mild; meek; tender