to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
recollection; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
religious mission; religious proclamation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation