to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 oh!;  good heavens!;  ugh!;  oh no!;  ah!;  the penny drops!
 (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest;  wholly;  entirely;  extremely;  very
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 to give up all thoughts of;  to abandon;  to despair of;  to make up one's mind;  to take a momentous decision
 bang;  bam;  noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō);  noon gun;  last round in a game of 12 rounds;  precisely
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 to be needed;  to be wanted
 regrettable;  disappointing;  precious;  dear;  too good for;  deserving better
 next;  following;  subsequent;  stage;  station
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 water;  (drinking) water;  night entertainment business;  nightlife worker;  racy;  titillating
 coincidence;  agreement;  conformity;  consistency;  cooperation
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 10^8;  100,000,000;  hundred million
 unwillingly;  grudgingly;  shaking head in refusal (like a child);  no!;  no no!
 by no means;  never!;  something unexpected;  emergency; (arch.)  currently; (arch.)  for the time being
 strange;  weird;  wonder;  mystery;  cleverness;  adroitness
 should (be);  bound (to be);  nock (of a bow);  nock (of an arrow);  nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger);  wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 originally;  by nature;  from the start
 retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation;  command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.);  order;  descent from heaven
 concerning;  regarding;  per (e.g. 100 yen per person);  for every
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 part;  assigning (allotment of) parts;  role;  duties
 to carry on one's shoulder;  to shoulder;  to bear;  to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.);  to take upon oneself
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 returning to one's parents' house to give birth;  giving birth at one's parents' home
 rural area;  countryside;  the sticks;  hometown
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 name;  given name;  first name
 to be born;  to come into the world
 child;  kid;  (one's) child;  offspring;  young (animal);  young woman;  offshoot
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do