occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
social networking service; SNS
grasp; catch; understanding
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
income; receipts; revenue
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
landowner; landlord; landlady
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to recall; to remember; to recollect
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
excellent; superb; first-rate
violent explosion; bursting