time; hour; period; class
it is not (like that) either
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
municipal office; council; city hall
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
go that far; to that extent
woman; female; feminine gender
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage