captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
beginning; outset; first; onset
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
adds force or indicates command
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how many years; how long; what year
how; in what way; how about
meaning; significance; sense
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
police officer; policeman; policewoman
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that