uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
don't you think?; indicates question
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
presence (impressive quality)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the other day; lately; recently
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
rapids; shallows of a river
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up