rejuvenation; restoration of youth
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to employ; to hire; to charter
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
beginning; outset; first; onset
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
it's been a long time; long time no see
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
recently; lately; these days
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
notice; notification; report; posting
attendance; participation; presence
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
northern part; the north (of a region)
valley; ravine; glen; gorge