government office; public office
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
forcibly; against one's will
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
for your information; I'm telling you
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment