anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
please (give me); please (do for me)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be silent; to say nothing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to say; to be called; to do
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
municipal office; council; city hall
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
secretariat; executive office
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
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