heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
how; in what way; how about
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
though; even if; whether ... or ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to choke; to have trouble breathing
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
close; intimate; on good terms
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of